15 Die in Northern Mexico
Fifteen people were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence that included 2 police officers shot to death in an abduction in Juarez Monday morning and a mass brawl involving more than 20 Rijos gang members in Saltilo, Coahuila.
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- Two unidentified young men were shot to death in two separate crimes in Juarez Sunday afternoon, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The first victim was found dead in a residence near the intersection of calles Selenio and Amapolas in the Villa district, while the second victim was found dead on the streets in the Infonavit Casas Grandes district.
- Six CIPOL patrol vehicles were torched late Sunday night, according to Mexican press accounts. The attack took place at a auto repair facility near the intersection of calles 15th and Soto Gama in the Villa Juarez district where the vehicles were undergoing repairs. A message was left warning the Chihuahua director of CIPOL Saul Hernandez to return money presumably paid to him. Molotov cocktails were used in the attack.
- Two Juarez municipal police officers were shot to death in an apparent abduction Monday morning, say Mexican press accounts. The attack took place as Martin Olvera Guereque, a CIPOL agent, and Daniel Bosques Salomón were aboard their Chevrolet Suburban escorting a Chevrolet Tracker near the intersection of calles Puerto La Cruz and Puerto ObaldÃÂa in the Patria district. A truck blocked the road, and as they were leaving a convenience store, armed suspects aboard shot and killed the two. The driver of the Tracker was apparently abducted following the assault.
- The remains of two unidentified individuals were found at a landfill dump near Chihuahua, Chihuahua Sunday, say Mexican news accounts. The victims are apparently a couple reported missing several weeks ago. The landfill they were found in is in the Valles de Chihuahua district.
- A unidentified man was found shot to death in Juarez Monday afternoon, say Mexican press accounts. The victim was found lying face down near the intersection of avenidas Santiago Troncoso and Puerto Obaldia in the Paraje de Oriente district. Reports say the victim may have been the driver of the Chevrolet Tracker in the ambush of two Juarez police officers earlier today.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Sunday night say Mexican press accounts. Enrique Garibay Gonzalez, 42, died while receiving medical attention after being shot on calle Cantera in the Lomas de Morelos district with a .45 caliber weapon.
- A young man was shot to death and a female companion wounded in an attack Sunday in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Norzagaray and Antimonio where the pair were shot by armed suspects near the Altavista Hugh School.
- An apparent intergang fight in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora has left one individual dead from a gunshot wound Sunday, according to Mexican press accounts. The battle took place in an alley near the intersection of calles 6 de Abril and Jesus GarcÃÂa in the Centro district where Matuz Miguel Angel Galvan, 25, was shot with a .45 caliber and .38 Super caliber weapon.
- A murder victim and one of the suspects in the shooting were killed in Hermosillo, Sonora Sunday, say Mexican news accounts. Reports say four unidentified men aboard a Chevrolet Silverado attacked with 9mm weapons Julian Leon Ramirez, 25, near the intersection of calles Colosio and Carmen Serdan after trying to run the victim down with the vehicle. The suspects fled the area after shooting only to be intercepted by municipal, state and federal police elements on Bahia de Kino road. The suspects attempted to escape by abandoning their vehicle, but one of the suspects were shot and disabled, and later died. The suspect who died was apparently under investigation for 10 cases of armed robbery and was only recently released from prison.
- Two men were shot to death in Tijuana, Baja California Sunday say Mexican news reports. Manuel C. Rodriguez, 28, and an unidentified men in his 20s were shot to death in a residence on avenida Las Rosas in the Leandro Valle district after armed suspects dismounted from a GMC Yukon, and entered the home to kill the two. Reports say the victims were involved in drug sales.
- An unidentified man was shot to death by police following two home invasion robbery attempts in Tijuana, Baja California late Sunday night, according to Mexican press reports. Three men total were intercepted by municipal police in the Las Torres Parte Alta district after they were reported leaving two homes on calle Torreón in the Magisteria district. The victim had apparently threatened police in the stop with a weapon and was shot to death by officers.
- A mass brawl in Saltillo, Coahuila ended with the arrest of 18 gang members, say Mexican news reports. The brawl took place near the intersection of calles Sama and Belmonte in the Asturia district, where police found at least 23 Rijos gang members fighting and causing damage to nearby vehicles. 20 suspects were captured by police patrols, while the rest escaped the police cordon. Three private vehicles were damaged in the melee.
- A female Monterrey,Nuevo Leon police agent was shot to death in front of a Monterrey kindergarten Monday afternoon, according to Mexican press accounts. The victim was driving her Toyota Camry when armed suspects aboard a sedan fired on her, killing her. The shooting took place near the intersection of calles Tapia and Venustiano Carranza.
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