19 Die in Northern Mexico
Nineteen individuals were killed by ongoing drug and gang crime in northern Mexican states, including a prison riot which killed two inmates Sunday and a lawyer in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora killed Saturday.
- Five unidentified men were shot to death in an attack in northern Chihuahua city, Chihuahua, Saturday, say Mexican news reports. The assault took place near the intersection of calles Tarahumara and Lucha Obrera in the Villa Nueva district when the five were shot at while riding aboard their Chrysler sedan. The armed suspects fled the area aboard a vehicle.
- Four unidentified men were shot to death in separate crimes in Juarez, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The first crime took place when two vendors of bonzai trees were shot to death by an armed suspect on Avenida Manuel J. Clouthier in the Plaza del Reloj district. Two armed suspects riding a vehicle approached the vendors as potential customers, then open fired killing both.
The second crime took place at a residence near the intersection of calles Antonio Maura and Valentin Fuentes in the Infonavit Casas Grandes district. One armed suspects stood watch as the other entered the home and shot the victims.
- Two unidentified women were shot to death Saturday night in Juarez, according to Mexican press reports. The shooting took place near the intersection of calles Caiman and Lucha & Esfuerzo in the El Märmol district where the two were found face up shot with 9mm weapons.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in two separate crimes in Juarez, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. In the first crime a man was found shot to death near the intersection of calles Baja California and Tehuacan streets in the Polo Gamboa district. The victim was found with a single gunshot wound to the head.
In the second crime a man was found shot to death near the intersection of Antonio R. Villalba and 40 Ejidatario in the Libre district. The victim was performing masonry work as he was shot by two armed suspects.
- A lawyer was killed Saturday afternoon in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, according to Mexican press reports. Trinidad Arteaga, 41, was shot as he boarded his GMC Sierra pickup truck. He was shot at at least three times.
- Three unidentified young men were shot to death in Juarez Sunday, say Mexican press reports. The victims, all under 18 were shot aboard their Jeep Cherokee by several armed suspects near the intersection of Las Torres and Libramiento Aeropuerto in the Smart Libramiento shopping center.
- Two inmates were killed in a prison riot at a Centro de Readaptación Social (CERESO) in Juarez Sunday, say Mexican press reports.
The riot started at 1600 hrs. during visiting hours. Several are reported injured. Reports say visitors and guests were rounded up by prison officials and sheltered in a tunnel while the rioters were dealt with.
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