Shootout Between Warring Cartels Leaves 16 Dead in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY—A shootout between two battling criminal groups in Mexico’s southern Pacific state of Guerrero on Thursday left 16 people dead, authorities said, as the country has been hit by a wave of recent violence. Around 5 a.m. on Thursday morning, warring cartels were facing off in the state’s rural, mountainous region, which has become a battleground in past years as groups work to expand their territory. Local police were caught up in the attack and two officers were killed and four injured, Mexico’s defense ministry said in a statement. The wounded are now stable after receiving medical attention....