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Caribbean-Latin America
More Mexican Mayhem
2010-06-28
11 Die in Chihuahua, Mexico

Eleven people were killed in ongoing drug and gang violence in Chihuahua, Mexico, which included a massacre of four people doing home improvement at a residence in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, and 20 inmates at a Juarez prison injured in a brawl early Sunday morning.
  • Four unidentified individuals were shot to death at a residence in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Saturday afternoon, according to Mexican news reports. The massacre took place when armed suspects riding aboard a Lincoln Navigator and a Chevrolet Suburban shot at a group of five people doing masonry work. The fifth person was taken to a medical facility.

    The attack took place near the intersection of las calles Pablo Meoqui and 21st in the San Rafael district.

  • An ice cream vendor finishing up his work day was hit by stray bullets and killed in an attack in Juarez Saturday, say Mexican news accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of Santiago Troncoso and Independencia in the Industrial Salvarcar district when an armed suspect shot at an unidentified man aboard a Ford F-150 pickup truck.

    The fate of the driver of the truck is not known.

  • Two unidentified men were shot to death Saturday afternoon in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news accounts. The attack, which took place near the intersection of calles Castaneda and 66th in the Cerro de la Cruz district, involved at least eight armed suspects. The victims were riding aboard a Chevrolet Silverado when they were attacked.

    Witnesses say AR-15 rifles were used in the attack. The suspects then fled the scene towards Calle Campesina and exited the area aboard a Dodge Caravan, a Ford pickup truck and a station wagon.

  • At least 20 inmates at a Juarez prison were injured in an early Sunday morning brawl, say Mexican news reports. The brawl took place at the CERESO facility.

    Most of the injuries to inmates were from beatings, but four inmates were knived. Reports are also extensive damage was done to the prison by the inmates from rival gangs.

  • Two unidentified men were found executed in a van in Juarez Sunday afternoon, say Mexican press reports. The victims were found gagged with their hands and feet bound near the intersection of calles Degollado and Sarabia del Barrio Alto aboard a Dodge Caravan.

  • Two unidentified people were shot to death in two separate crimes Sunday afternoon, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka. Two men were shot near the intersection of Avenida Jilotepec and Calle Limoneros. One victim died tat the scene, while the other was listed in serious condition.

    In a separate crime an unidentified woman driving a Ford pickup truck with New Mexico plates was shot to death by armed suspects. No other information is available.
Nuevo Leon: Eight Die in Monterrey

Eight individuals died in ongoing drug and gang violence in and near the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Saturday night.
  • Two unidentified men in their 30s were shot to death in Monterrey Saturday night, according to the Mexican daily El Milenio. The attack occurred near the intersection of calles Morones Prieto and Arteaga in the Cuidad Esmeralda district.

    The victims were found dead in the street next to their Dodge Stratus shot at least five times. The passenger had a Nextel radio in his hand when he died. Investigators collected spent cartridge casings at the scene, but would not release any information about the caliber of the weapons used in the murders.

  • A man in his early 30s was found by elements of the Mexican Army shot to death and wrapped in a blanket in his pickup truck in Monterrey early Sunday morning. Soldiers were dispatched as a result of an anonymous tip via convoy to a location near the intersection of calles Campiña and Circunvalación in the Riveras de la Silla district, where they discovered an abandoned Dodge Ram 2500 pickup with the victim is the rear of the cab.

    Two unidentified men who watched the arrival of the military convoy attempted to flee the area, but they were caught and arrested. It is unknown if the pair caught by the military had anything to do with the murder.

  • Thee unidentified men were shot to death aboard their car south of Monterrey early Sunday morning, say Mexican news reports. The victims were found near the intersection of calles Sierra de Lampazos and Sierra Mojada in the Sierra Ventana district of Monterrey. Police found them in a Subaru sedan shot to death.

    Apparently elements of the Nuevo Leon state police were forced to leave the scene when the same armed suspects riding a convoy of SUVs witnesses say shot the victims, returned to the scene and threw a hand grenade at the officers.

    When elements of the Mexican Army arrived to provide support, police found blood everywhere, but no bodies.

  • An unidentified man in his 60s was beaten to death near his home in Monterrey early Sunday morning. According to witnesses the man, who was drunk exited his home near the intersection of avenidas Ruiz Cortínez and Félix Uresti Gómez in the Alamo district, shouting challenges apparently to neighborhood youths.

    Two suspected gang members attacked the man and beat him until he stopped moving with a brick, then they fled the scene.

  • An unidentified man in his 20s was found shot to death in south Monterrey early Sunday morning, say Mexican news reports. The vctim was found near the intersection of avenidas Fundadores and Lampazos in the Real San Agustín district at about 0515 hrs. He had been shot with a .223 weapon. Investigators found 23 spent cartridge casings near the body.
Posted by:badanov

#8  They could have been identified from shell casings.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2010-06-28 17:56  

#7  On a more serious note, how many scared Mexicans can identify the manufacturer of an assault rifle while they are ducking for cover or running for their lives?

Cop ( interviewing a witness ): Was the rifle all black or did it have some wood coloring in it?

Witness: It was all black.

Cop: Did the rifle look like it had an upside down goats' horn?

Witness: No.

Did the rifle sound like a big rifle or did it make a pop sound when fired?

Witness: It definately popped.

Reporter to cop: What did they say?

Cops: An AR-15 was used...

--- Finis ---

You're welcome...
Posted by: badanov   2010-06-28 16:52  

#6  Witnesses say AR-15 rifles were used in the attack.

On a more serious note, how many scared Mexicans can identify the manufacturer of an assault rifle while they are ducking for cover or running for their lives?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2010-06-28 14:40  

#5  The massacre took place when armed suspects riding aboard a Lincoln Navigator and a Chevrolet Suburban shot at a group of five people doing masonry work.

So which vehicle is best for a drive by shooting?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2010-06-28 14:37  

#4  Predators would be a good start, but we need a couple of divisions of militia to back them up, plus declare that the first five miles of US territory, except in built-up areas, is a free-fire zone. It'll take awhile but the combination WILL be effective.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2010-06-28 14:12  

#3  Predators and "scorched earth". That's the only thing that Cretins understand. And like a cancer you have to get it all.
Posted by: anymouse   2010-06-28 13:26  

#2  The Cartels are still threatening to harm or kill US law enforcement officers - ON US SOIL - iff they try to interfere in the Cartels' shennanigans.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-06-28 03:05  

#1  El Paso Times:
Narco tunnel into US traced to drainage ditch in Juárez
EL PASO -- Mexican authorities on Saturday found the beginning of a tunnel dug 2 1/2 feet under the Rio Grande that was used to smuggle drugs into the United States, officials said.
The tunnel, about 130 feet long and 2 feet wide and 2 feet high, was traced to a drainage ditch along a highway near the river.
"Once we discovered it, they backtracked it and that's where they found it," U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ramiro Cordero said.
The tunnel was discovered about 1:30 a.m. Friday by Border Patrol agents who heard suspicious noises.
It is the first drug tunnel found in El Paso, a discovery that surprised law enforcement officials who thought the Rio Grande would be a barrier.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2010-06-28 00:20  

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