Gang of burglars meet their match as they try to storm home of military veteran
Newly released video captures the moment an alleged hitman is gunned down in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
The victim, identified as 23-year-old Jonathan, and members of the gang āLos Barbaā were captured on camera attempting to rob a retired military man at his home in the Tlaxcala municipality of Totolac.
Surveillance footage, which leaked on social media on Monday, shows Jonathan walking ahead of the group before they suddenly opened fire at 4:21 p.m. on July 24.
Three gang members briefly disappeared from camera view, while a fourth gunman continued to reload his weapon several yards away from the house.
An alleged group of killers linked to the gang “Los Barbas” were caught on camera shooting at the home of a retired military sergeant in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala on July 24. One of the gang members, identified as 23-year-old Jonathan (right), was shot by the veteran as he tried to run away and is in critical condition.
The alleged gang killers were seen on CCTV footage running away after finishing shooting a retired war veteran
The veteran fired a shot that struck the metal gate of a home as the gang members retreated. Jonathan was then shot and fell to the ground.
One of the wounded gunman’s accomplices, who identifies himself in the video as his brother, later ran back to check on him and shouted at the retired sergeant before kneeling by his friend’s body.
A second video shows Jonathan’s father arriving at the scene in a private SUV at 4:28 p.m. and crying over Jonathan’s body, begging police and soldiers to call an ambulance.
Several officers were seen showing the bullet casings to Jonathan’s father.
The teen’s son was eventually loaded into the car and taken to a local hospital.
Family members asked police for an ambulance before loading the injured alleged gang member into an SUV and rushing him to a hospital
The wounded gang member returned to the scene of the crime to check on his brother after he was shot, moments after the group opened fire on the home of a war veteran with whom they had been arguing in the Tlaxcala municipality of Totolac on July 24.
Marines and police had the family remove the injured gang member instead of transporting him to a hospital in an ambulance
Azteca Noticias reported that Jonathan is still in the hospital and is in serious condition.
Several media outlets reported that the shooting was likely sparked by an altercation between the sergeant and gang members at a convenience store.
The gunmen followed him to his home and began shooting before he responded.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Tlaxcala state attorney general’s office for comment.