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28 Dead in Northern Mexico

A total of 28 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence in northern Mexican states and in Durango, which included two Chihuahua, Chihuahua police rookies killed in the line of duty, four inmates at a Juarez prison and an auto parts dealer shot to death in Nuevo Leon.
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  • A woman and an unidentified man were shot to death in separate crimes in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. The male victim was found near the intersection of Camino Viejo San Jose and Paseo de la Victoria shirtless with his head wrapped in duct tape with a gunshot wound to the head. Sonia Montes Carrola, 37, was found near the intersection of calles Porvenir and Sauzal in the Crucero district in her Hyundai sedan.

  • An unidentified man was found shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday evening, according to Mexican press reports. The victim was found on calle Valladolid near an abandoned house bound by his hands with a single gunshot wound to the head. A sign was left on the body which read: "For Rat".

  • An unidentified man in his 30s was found shot to death on a highway north of Chihuahua, Chihuahua Thursday, say Mexican press accounts. The discovery was made at Km Marker 136 on the road to Juarez where the victim was found with a gunshot wound to the head. He had been bound by his hands and gagged with duct tape. Investigators found 9mm spent cartridges casing at the scene.

  • A total of four unidentified inmates were killed in a prison riot in the Juarez state Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) Friday, say Mexican press reports. The riot is the second is less than a week in which two inmates were killed and four were wounded.

  • Three unidentified men were found hands bound, gagged and shot to death near Delicias, Chihuahua, according to Mexican press reports. The find was made on Highway 3 south of Juarez near the Estacion Horcasitas. The victims' hands were bound with plastic ties. Investigators think the bodies were dumped at the location for more than 24 hours.

  • Two Chihuahua, Chihuahua municipal police officers were ambushed and killed Thursday, say Mexican news reports. Alexis Romo Marquez and Daniel Lopez Hernandez was found shot to death near the intersection of calles Caudillos del Norte and Frente in the Populares district. Both men had been with the Chihuahua police corporation less than two years.

  • A Mexican Federal tax office was evacuated after being notified of a possible bomb Friday in Juarez, say Mexican press reports. Workers in the office on calle Simona Barba received the call at about 1530 hrs about a bomb in the office. The office was evacuated until at least 1800 hrs.

  • Seven unidentified individuals were shot death in four separate crimes in Juarez Friday night, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The first crime took place near the intersection of calles Asturias and Paquimé in the Rinconada las Torres district where two men were shot to death in their sedan. The second crime involved a female who was shot to death near the intersection of calles Samalayuca and Bufalo in the Praderas del Sur district. A second female was shot to death at a residence near the intersection of calles Chuviscar and Simona Barba. Lastly, three men employed at the Waterfill Car Wash were shot to death as they drank beer.

  • Two unidentified men, one of which was a municipal police agent, were shot two death and two more wounded in two separate crimes Saturday, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The officer was shot to death while trying to take refuge in the Bar Yankees on Avenida Ju"rez. Two other unidentified individuals were wounded in that attack. Elsewhere, a man was found shot to death near the intersection of calles Vicente Guerrero and Peru.

  • A Chihuahua, Chihuahua tortilleria was firebombed Friday night, say Mexican press reports. El Maizal on the intersection of calles Paseos del Real and Eduardo I in the Villas del Rey district was destroyed by the fire. A message left at the site of the business said that failure to pay protection money was the reason the business was destroyed.

  • Hermosillo, Sonora police officers were attacked by two unidentified youths who has taken refuge on the roof of a car wash Friday, say Mexican press reports. The officers were investigating a theft, and when they attempted to apprehend the two, they were attack with an iron bar 200mm long and with pepper spray.

  • Two unidentified individuals were found murdered in two separate crimes in Tijuana, Baja California, according to the Mexican daily La Cronica. The first victim was a man found near the intersection of bulevar Federico Benítez López and Vía R"pida Poniente wrapped in a blanket. The second victim was a female in her 30s found on calle Mayoguén in the Emperadores district with bullet wounds. Investigators found 9mm spent cartridge casings at the scene.

  • A Nuevo Leon auto parts dealer was shot to death near his home in Montemorelos early Saturday morning, say Mexican press reports. Víctor Hugo Chapa Aguirre, 43, was killed at his residence on Chapa Aguirre where he arrived after work after midnight. Ten spent shotgun shells were found at the scene.

  • Two unidentified individuals were shot to death in a firefight reported as a between two rival drug gangs in Durango. The firefight took place in Poanas, Durango early Saturday morning. Reports say one of the dead came from the state of Zacatecas, south of Durango.

  • A shootout at a Parral, Chihuahua hotel has left one dead and four woudned according to Mexican press accounts. The attack took place at the Howard Johnson hotel where a number of law students from Universidad Regional del Norte were staying for academic instruction. At least five armed suspects entered the hotel about 1300 hrs, shooting and killing one of the owners and throwing two hand grenades neither of which detonated. Reports were the shooting lasted several minutes, although reports did not say who else was involved. Reports say several others were wounded.

From the Don't-Forget-to-Tip-Your-Cabbie Department

Two unidentified suspected robbers of local cab drivers were saved from lynching by local authorities, according to Mexican press reports.

Cab drivers in the village of San Pablo Oztotepec in central Mexico intercepted two recently released robbers and moved to them to village square to turn them over to residents. Police aboard helicopters and vehicles attempted to prevent the movement but were met with an angry crowd throwing rocks. Eventually, residents agreed to release the suspects to the police if local media were present.

This is the second attempted lynching of robbery suspects in two days in the same area.
Posted by: badanov 2010-08-08
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