32 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of at least 32 individuals were slaughtered in ongoing drug and gang related violence which included two Mexican federal agents shot to death in Juarez and eight individuals shot to death and immolated on a remote highway near Chihuahua, Chihuahua.
For a map, click here. Today's compilation include the four who died in the gun battle with the Mexican Army in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Friday.
- Three unidentified men in their 20s were shot to death in Juarez Thursday evening, say Mexican news reports. The attack took place at a residence near the intersection of calles Carlos Amaya and Tehuacanos in the Aztec district where the three victims were watching television. Armed suspects shot at the trio through windows and doors of the residence leaving numerous spent cartridge casings on the ground outside.
- An unidentified man was seriously wounded in a shooting in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican press accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of avenidas 16 de Septiembre and Ignacio RodrÃÂguez in the Tierra y Libertad district where armed suspects aboard vehicle shot at the victim while he was driving his Dodge Ram pickup truck. A female companion riding in the truck was unharmed in the attack.
- Three young men were found shot to death on a highway north of Chihuahua, Chihuahua Thursday night, say Mexican news reports. The find was made on Km. Marker 3 in the Chihuahua-Juarez highway where the three victims were found gagged, bound by their hands and shot apparently with 9mm weapons. A message left said the trio were carjackers.
- An unidentified man was found immolated in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. The find was reported at about 0430 hrs when unidentified suspects aboard a pickup truck dumped a body near the intersection of calles Piña and Candelilla in the Infonavit �ngel Trias district and set it on fire. The victim was gagged and bound by his hands and feet.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican news accounts. The victim was found near the intersection of Calle 15th and Peripheral R. Almada in the Villa Ju�rez district with his hands bound and a massage stating the victim was a carjacker.
- Eight unidentified individuals were found shot to death and immolated in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Friday morning say Mexican press reports. The discovery was made on Km. Marker 23 of the Chihuahua-Juarez highway where two Ford Explorer SUVs were found completely destroyed by fire on the side of the road. Several spent 9mm cartridge casing were found nearby the vehicles.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Friday morning, according to Mexican news reports. The attack took place at about 1100 hrs near the intersection of calles Guadalquivir and Plan de Guadalupe in the Nogales district where armed suspects shot the victims with rifles as they rode aboard Dodge Caravan.
- Two Mexican federal agents were shot to death in Juarez Friday morning, according to Mexican press accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of the Juarez-Porvenir highway and Independcia Bypass where one of the agents was inside a Yonke Zaragoza store while the other was in a Nissan Altima. The victims were tentatively identified as Aldo Holguin Crespo and Aurelio Ivan Mosiño.
- Two unidentified men were found shot to death in central Chihuahua, according to Mexican press accounts. The discovery was made on Km Marker 223 of the Chihuahua-Ojinaga highway where the pair were found dead with tattoos of Santa Muerte on their backs. Six spent 9mm cartridge casings were found at the scene.
- The owner of a children's ballroom was found shot to death in Juarez Friday, say Mexican news reports. the find was made near the intersection of calle Francisco Madero and Chihuahua in the business named Paraiso. The victim was found next to a kindergarten.
- A Juarez police officer and two civilians were wounded in a shooting in Juarez, say Mexican news reports. The attack took place as the officer was riding a Chevrolet Astro van with two others. The officer escaped the attack by ducking into the Aldama Police Station near the intersection of Eje Juan Gabriel and Calle Aserraderos.
- Two unidentified men were found shot to death on a highway in Nuevo Leon, say Mexican press accounts. The discovery was made near a bridge on Km. Marker 81 on the Reynosa-Monterrey highway. The victims were bound by their hands, blindfolded and shot several times.
- An unidentified man as found shot to death in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon Friday morning, say Mexican news accounts. The victim was found near then intersection of calles Madero and Ju�rez in the Cantu district shot seven times. The victim was bound with duct tape and take been tortured before being shot.
- A Tamaulipas prosecutor and another unidentified individual were found shot to death on a road near San Fernando, Tamaulipas Thursday evening, say Mexican press accounts. Roberto Javier Su�rez V�zquez was Tamaulipas' lead prosecutor investigating the mass murder of 72 immigrants, which took place late Tuesday night.
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