Ten Die in Northern Mexico
Ten people lost their lives in organized crime violence in northern Mexican states, which included an armed attack on Mexican federal agents in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. The death toll includes two kidnapped Mexican federal agents found near China, Nuevo Leon today.
- Two Mexican federal agents reported missing early Friday morning were found dead today near China, Nuevo Leon, say Mexican press reports.
The agents were reported missing during a late night time patrol on the freeway leading to Reynosa, Nuevo Leon, and then were suspected as having been kidnapped by an armed group of men riding in vehicles in the area.
Investigators at the scene did not provide any further details.
- Thee unidentified men were found executed near Juarez Saturday night, according to Mexican news reports. The victims were found on a highway near Juarez at a location known as Curvas del Perico.
Last reports indicate they were shot to death. Mexican police authorities are still investigating.
- An unidentified suspected kidnapper was killed, a Mexican federal agent was wounded and a kidnap victim was freed in a Juarez Municipal Police operation Saturday evening, according to Mexican news accounts.
The unnamed kidnapped victim was the son of a local politician. The victim was abducted, but the police managed to follow the suspects to a location in the Bravo Guadalupe district of Juarez. The suspects tried to hide inside a residence after they discovered they had been followed, but a police truck with a reinforced front bumper demolished the door, and subsequently collapsed the house.
Witnesses at the scene said the ensuing gun battle last an hour. Mexican federal police reinforced their efforts with armored cars and a helicopter. The Mexican federal agent was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment.
- Three Mexican federal agents were ambushed and critically wounded in an assault in front of a hospital Saturday afternoon, according to Mexican news accounts.
The unidentified agents were sitting in an official truck parked in front of the Hospital Municipal on Avenida Lopez Mateos when armed men aboard two vehicles opened fire on the agents. During the attack, two agents attempted to seek refuge in the hospital while one returned fire using shubbery as cover. Witnesses say AK-47s were used in the attack.
After the attackers fled the scene, Mexican reinforcements arrived and rushed the agents to another hospital. Reports say more than 40 spent rifle casings were found at the scene.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in front of a liquor store Saturday evening in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news reports.
The attack took place at Arcanos and Ignacio Rodriguez streets in the Diego Lucero district of Chihuahua. The man was shot by an group of heavily armed men travelling in a compact car, according to witnesses. Investigators found 16 spent cartridge casings of various calibers at the scene.
- An unidentified 25 year old man was found tortured and beaten to death in south Monterrey, Tamaulipas, Saturday morning, according to Mexican news reports. Investigators said at the scene at the intersection of SerafÃÂn Peña and Lago de Pätzcuaro, in the Independencia ditrict of Monterrey, the man died from a blow to the head.
- Two unidentified men were found executed Sunday morning in far northern Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. Investigators at the scene in the Los Arcos district near Juarez say the two were beaten severely before they were shot.
- Two unidentified men were found executed midday Sunday in the Los Arroyos district north of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news reports. The men were found blindfolded, with their hands bound and with several shots to the head, which is a signature act for organized crime.
- An unidentified man was found executed underneath a bridge near Chihuahua, say Mexican press accounts.
Police received reports Saturday night of shots fired, but didn't find anything until 2130 hrs. The man was found beneath the Jesus Maria bridge on the freeway that leads to Juarez. Police think the victim was kidnapped hours before, but just after he made purchases at a Chihuahua Oxxo convenience store.
Earlier police also received a report of two men and a woman in a Jeep Cherokee who may be the suspects in the abduction and murder. The victim may have been shot with an AK-47 assault rifle.
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