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25 Die in Northern Mexico

A total of 25 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related crimes in northern Mexican states including a female Juarez police officer shot Sunday.
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  • Three unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez in two different crimes Sunday, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. On calle 22 de Enero in the Manuel Cloutier colony two men were shot, and despite being taken to receive medical attention, died. In the Felipe Angels colony near the intersection of calles Autlan and Begonias a man was dumped who has been shot to death.

  • An unidentified man was found beaten to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Sunday, say Mexican news accounts. The victim was a guest at the Hotel Cortez on the corner of Calle Gomez Farias and Avenida Independencia.

  • Two unidentified young men were shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Sunday, according to Mexican news accounts. The victims were parked aboard a Nissan sedan outside a residence near the intersection of calles Belisario Dominguez and Tomochi when armed suspects riding in a Jeep Cherokee drove by and shot the pair using assault rifles.

  • Five men were shot to death and eight others wounded in two separate attacks on drug rehabilitation centers in the Aldama colony in Juarez Sunday evening. Armed suspects aboard several vehicles stopped at the Alcance Victoria Rehabilitation Center near the intersection of calles Berkelio and Mauricio Corredor. Ignacio Valdez Hernandez, 18, and Jose Luis Hernandez, 35, died at the scene. The suspects then boarded their vehicles and proceed to the Centro de Liberación de Adicciones (CDLA) near the corner of calles Aranda and Bario and shot several others, killing Thomas Rodriguez, 45, Miguel Martinez, 35 and Juan Antonio, 18. Reports say in both attacks AK-47 assault rifles, hand grenades and .50 caliber weapons were used, although the reports are unclear if the large bore weapon was a pistol or a rifle.

  • An unidentified man was found stoned to death in Juarez Monday morning, say Mexican news accounts. The find was made in the irrigation canal near the intersection of Avenida Ejercito Nacional and Camino Rubio where investigators found several bloody stones.

  • An unidentified man was shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, late Sunday night according to Mexican news reports. The victim was at a residence near the corner of calles Sosa Vera and Portales in the Villas del Real colony when armed suspects aboard several vehicles arrived and killed the victim. Reports say the victim sold pirated material, although reports were not specific.

  • An unidentified man was found shot to death Monday morning, according to Mexican news sources. The victim was found in a vacant lot at a bus stop near the intersection of Eje Vial Juan Gabriel and Oasis Revolucion in the Oasis Revolucion colony naked to the waist, gagged, hands and feet bound with gunshot wounds to the head an back.

  • An unidentified man was found shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Monday afternoon, say Mexican news reports. The victim was found on calle Mitre in the Diaz Ordaz colony and was probably a gang member.

  • A female Juarez police officer was shot to death and another was wounded in an attack in Juarez, according to Mexican news accounts. The victims were aboard a blue Dodge Ram at a traffic light near the intersection of Eje Vial Juan Gabriel and Avenida Sanders when they were attacked. One officer died at the scene while the other was transported for medical attention.

  • An employee of a liquor store was shot to death during an armed robbery near Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Monday, according to Mexican news accounts. The assault took place at Modeloramas Wines and Spirits on Kilometer 7.5 of the Cuauhtemoc-Chihuahua road. Reports say a single suspect arrived aboard a Dodge Ram pickup truck, entered the store and argued with the manager before shooting him and then fleeing towards Fresno, Chihuahua.

  • A hair salon was firebombed Monday night by presumed extortionists in Juarez Monday night, say Mexican press reports. The Bella hair Salon was burned when armed suspects carrying Molotov Cocktails attacked the business inside the Glorieta de Los Aztecas shopping center. The owner was inside the business at the time of the attack but was unharmed. Reports say a number of small businesses were being extorted, and the attack was a response to the refusal of the owner to pay protection money.

  • A prisoner being escorted to prison was shot during an attempted escape, according to Mexican press accounts. The attack took place Monday when armed suspects attacked a two vehicle police convoy transferring Ernesto Alfredo Piñón de la Cruz, alias El Neto, after attending a trial, to a state Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) in a remote section of the Pan American Highway highway using assault rifles and hand grenades. Piñón de la Cruz was shot in the head in the attempt, and the rescue failed and no one else was reported hurt in the attack. Piñón de la Cruz was serving 182 years for kidnapping and murder and was imprisoned in 2009. According to reports Piñón de la Cruz was released but found moments later shot in the head. Two other prisoners were in the convoy when it was attacked. One prisoner was wounded and the other is still at large.

  • An unidentified suspect was shot to death and immolated in Juarez Monday night, according to Mexican news sources. The victim was found in the Lomas de Morelos colony where he was been shot three times and burned. A message was left on the victim stating he was an extortion victim.

  • Two men were wounded in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Monday following an abduction attempt, say Mexican news accounts. The attack took place at the Sorianna shopping mall near the corner of calles Homero and Tecnologico where armed suspects shot the two men attempting to kidnap them. Luis Carlos and Fernando Holguin Aragonez were said to be employees of a mining company in Cuauhtemoc.

  • A home was firebombed in Juarez Tuesday morning, according to Mexican news accounts. A residence on the corner of calle Rincon del Valle and Canario was totally involved when armed suspects aboard two trucks threw Molotov cocktails inside.

  • An unidentified man was shot to death aboard his SUV in Juarez Tuesday, say Mexican news accounts. The attack took place when armed suspects riding aboard a Honda sedan fired on the victim near the intersection of calles Bernardo Balbuena and Nely Campobello in the Che Guevara colony. Several .40 caliber spent shell casings were found at the scene.

  • Three men were shot to death Monday afternoon in Navojoa, Sonora, according to Mexican news accounts. The victims were inside a residence near the corner of Calle Oaxaca and Avenida Primero in the Deportiva colony. Four .38 Super spent shell casings were found at the scene. The dead are Sergio Espinoza Valenzuela, 55, Fernando Coronado Padilla, 38 and Gonzalo Gil Borbon, 26.

  • A drive by shooting in Caborca, Sonora has left one civilian wounded, say Mexican press accounts. The shooting took place between the occupants of a Nissan Altima and a Chrysler 300 near the intersection of Calle Heroico Colegio Militar and Carretera Internacional in the Ortiz colony. Jesus Manuel Fierros Quijada, 55, who was standing more than 200 meters away, was hit by a stay shot.

  • Three individuals were murdered in Tijuana, Baja California in three separate crimes, according to the Mexican daily Frontera. Daniel Ramos Legorreta, 44, was shot at a residence on privada Mani in the Villa del Campo colony in the Presa Rural delegation. Reports say the shooters fled the area aboard a Volkswagen Jetta shortly after the shooting. Reports also say several rounds from AK-47 assault rifles were found at the scene. In the El Mirador colony early Monday morning an unidentified man was shot to death in an apparent home invasion. Two other victims were wounded in the attack. Armed suspects used AK-47 assault rifles and 9mmm weapons in the crime. Finally, near the corner of calles Virgo and Yonkeros in the Reacomodo Sanchez Taboada, Tercera Seccion colony, Roman Angel Magallon, 39, was shot 13 times using a 9mm weapon.

Posted by: badanov 2010-12-08
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