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| Chihuahua: Shootout Leaves Three Dead |
| 2010-07-07 |
| Google Translate A shooting police characterized as "sustained" ended with the toll of three dead, three arrested and a number of stolen vehicles seized by police authorities, according to Mexican news reports. The initial attack took place near the intersection of calles Wichita and 1st in the Sierra Azul district of southern Chihuahua city. Witnesses say armed suspects riding aboard a convoy of vehicles stopped at a residence and initiated a firefight inside the residence lasting ten miniutes before fleeing. An unidentified man wearing a uniform and a tactical vest with two fragmentary hand grenades was found dead in the street lying beside an AK-47, his magazine half empty. On calle Sierra Magisterial two more unidentified victims, a husband and wife enjoying barbeque, were found dead. Both attempted to flee the assault but were killed near their home. Police responding to the scene cordoned off an area near the intersection of Avenida Juan Pablo II and Calle Lombardo Toledano. Police arrested three men near the intersection of calles Sierra de Texas and San José del Carrizo when they tried to take refuge in a farm. At the house police found five cars four Nissans and a Plymouth they say were stolen. Police also seized a 9mm weapon. Witnesses say the shooters rode through the area aboard a four vehicle convoy including a Jeep Liberty, Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, a Chevrolet Blazer SUV and a Nissan Altima. A teenage girl was shot to death in the same area last Sunday. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 That's a good headline if you take out the colon. |
| Posted by: Grunter in Sydney 2010-07-07 21:16 |