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Two bodyguards and a bystander were killed on Friday, when gunmen ambushed and shot the Chief of Police in Mexico City.

The top cop, Omar García Harfuch, was shot three times in an attack that may signal a new front in the battle between security forces and organized crime in Mexico City.

The brazen ambush on his vehicle occurred as it traveled through a wealthy neighborhood that is home to ambassadors and business leaders.

Hours after the attack, Harfuch tweeted that the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel was to blame.

Harfuch, who said he had been shot three times, was recovering in a Mexico City hospital. A dozen people were arrested following the shooting.