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  Officially? Nah, of course. But the governor discretely telling the police captain that "he resisted"? Totally.
  The guy was accompanied by 3 cartel members close to him. They all survived and got arrested. Let it sink.
context: For those that can't access the link:  An escaped Mexican cartel kingpin known as "El Neto" died after a shootout early on Thursday, four days after he fled prison in a violent mass break-out, authorities said. >
  
  I wonder what he did in those four days? >
  
  The article doesn't say or speculate.  The article goes on to say the following (my emphasis added in bold):
  El Neto", whose full name was Ernesto Alfredo Pinon de la Cruz, was tracked down by intelligence forces in the city of Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border, and then shot after a pursuit, officials said.
  "He was located, chased. He was injured, but on the way (to the state attorney general's offices) he died," Chihuahua state governor Maru Campos said on Twitter.
  "El Neto", a top gunman for the "Los Mexicles" cartel, escaped with 29 other inmates after raiders in armored vehicles attacked the prison in the border town of Juarez early on New Year's Day.
  At least 19 people, including guards and other prisoners, died in the assault, one of Mexico's bloodiest prison raids in recent years, authorities said. >
  
  Would you know if he was captured and being brought to the State Attorney General’s Office or was he going there himself for whatever reason? >
  
  The former.  He was involved in the altercation, injured, captured, and then died (from the injuries sustained) while the authorities were transporting him to the AG offices. >
  
  Good riddance, but sadly another will happily step up to fill in the void. >
  
  I almost wonder why anybody would actually want to head a cartel at this point.  They seem to end up dead from gang violence >
  
  People who are likely to die from gang violence anyway, but being a leader of cartel you can be filthy rich while dying from gang violence so there's that >
  
  In one part of Mexico, people involved with the drug cartels have their very own cemetery. 
  Some of the tombs are super lavish and elaborate and cost more than actual living people's homes. Inside they have air conditioning, kitchens, entire dance floors and sometimes even cars. >
  
  State troopers located him. They probably had orders of killing him on the spot. 
  This asshat caused more than two dozen deaths the last few days, among those 12 state police agents. He also ordered numerous terrorist attacks against the general population. He was way too dangerous to be left alive. >
  
  This idea you have is pure Hollywood nonsense. There is no such thing as "orders to shoot on sight", unless you live in an authoritarian dictatorship like NK. 
  Mexico does not have the death penalty. There is no such thing as "too dangerous to be left alive" under Mexican law.