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More Mexican Mayhem
9 Die in Chihuahua
A total of nine individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence in the Mexican state of Chihuahua including three employees of the city of Juarez.
- A man was shot to death in Juarez Sunday morning, say Mexican news accounts. Juan Flores, 42, was shot near the intersection of calles Juarez Porvenir and Camino Viejo in the Rosita colony where he and an unidentified female companion were in town from El Paso, Texas to buy food for a visit to relatives. Armed suspects who were apparently waiting for the victim exited a van to shoot Flores. The female was unharmed in the assault.
- A human skull was found at the bottom of an arroyo in Juarez Sunday afternoon, according to Mexican press accounts. The find was made near the intersection of calles Baudelio Pelayo and Senecu.
- An unidentified man was shot to death Sunday in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican news sources. The victim was shot near the intersection of calles 21 and Angel Trias at the Plazuela Perea in the Centro colony.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in a hospital in Parral, Chihuahua early Sunday morning according to Mexican press sources. The attack took place at the Clinica Issste de Parral next to the Parral city hall where a lone armed suspect entered the hospital and shot the victim who had been brought after receiving wounds in a car crash. An unidentified female in a nearby bed was wonded in the assault. A .38 caliber pistol was found outside the clinic on the ground.
- A woman was shot to death during an armed robbery of a gas station in Juarez Monday morning, according to Mexican press accounts. Guadalupe Castillo Flores, 22, was struck in the face by a bullet while she was riding on a bus that happened to be passing by the filling station. Flores died shortly after reaching the hospital.
- An unidentified man in his 20s was shot to death in front of his home in Juarez Monday morning, say Mexican press accounts. The victim was on his way to his residence near the corner of calles Chäpala and Honduras in the Hidalgo colony where a lone armed suspect shot the victim three times with a 9mm weapon.
- Three unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Monday, say Mexican news reports. The assault took place near the intersection of Calle Piña and Avenida Jilotepec where the three victims, said to be Juarez city employees, were riding aboard a Mercury Sable sedan. The Ford Explorer SUV moved to block the car out of which exited two armed suspects who fired on the victims. About 29 9mm spent shell casings were found at the scene.
Posted by: badanov 2010-11-16 |
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