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More Mexican Mayhem
Five Die in Northern Mexico
Five people lost their lives in northern Mexico in violence related to drugs or gangs, including two Juarez police shot to death in a prison escape.
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- Two Juarez police were shot to death and one other was wounded in a jail break Tuesday morning, according to Mexican press accounts. Morales Arturo Batres and Jose Manuel Alvarez Flores were killed when armed suspects attacked a convoy transporting a prisoner from the Juarez CERESO to receive medical treatment. The operation took place near the intersection of calles Lopez Mateos and La Raza at about 1000 hrs. Juan Pablo Castillo Lopez is identified as the inmate who escaped.
- A man in his 20s was shot to death in Juarez Monday, say Mexican press accounts. Jesus Medina Medina, 23, died while in his Hyundai Elantra near the intersection of calles Obaldia and Zaragoza in the Las Golondrinas II district, where armed suspects attacked. Medina Medina attempted to escape the attack, but instead crashed his vehicle into a residence.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Tuesday afternoon, say Mexican news reports. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Cromo and Gardenias in the Zacatecas district where the victim had just exited a vehicle, and was shot by one or more of the passengers.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death in Torreon, Coahuila Saturday, say Mexican press accounts. The discovery was made near the intersection of Bulevar Laguna and Calle Primera where the victim was found with three gunshot wounds in his back. Three 9mm spent cartridge casings were found nearby.
Posted by: badanov 2010-09-08 |
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