22 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of 22 individuals were murdered in drug and gang related violence in northern Mexican states including three Juarez municipal police officers ambushed Wednesday and six unidentified men shot to death on a remote highway near Chihuahua, Chihuahua.
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- Three unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Monday afternoon, say Mexican news accounts. The victims were attacked at an auto repair shop near the intersection of calles Izcoatl and Popocatl where armed suspects entered the business and started shooting. The three were auto mechanics by trade.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Tuesday night, according to Mexican news accounts. The victims were shot near the corner of calles Martin H. Barrio and Alejandro Manzoni by armed suspects who then fled the scene in a van. One victim was in a Ford Contour when he was killed while the second victim was lying in the street.
- A Juarez municipal police commander was shot to death late Tuesday night, say Mexican news reports. Luis Garcia was shot aboard his Jeep patriot near the intersection of Calle Elias and Camino Viejo San Jose. Garcia was commander of Juarez police auto theft division, and had just arrested two shooters in the murder of Chihuahua state police officer Erika Silva, who was just interred the same say Garcia was killed. Reports suggested that Garcia's murder was a response to that arrest.
- An unidentified man and woman were found shot to death in Juarez late Wednesday, say Mexican press accounts. The victims were found tortured, bound hand and foot near the intersection of calles Florida and Calzada del Rio. Evidence at the scene suggested the two were dumped at the site.
- An unidentified woman was shot to death and her companion was wounded in an attack in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday, according to Mexican news accounts. The shooting took place near the junction of Avenida Juan Escutia and Calle Miguel Barragan where armed suspects pursued the victims aboard a vehicle before shooting them.
- An unidentified man was shot to death and an unidentified companion was wounded in a shooting in Juarez Wednesday, say Mexican news accounts. Sergio Rivera, 34, was shot aboard his Isuzu Pup pickup truck near the intersection of calles Leñeros and Grama in the Mexico 68 colony. Reports say the victim crashed his car while trying to escape the assault
- Three unidentified Juarez police officers were shot to death and a fourth was wounded Wednesday according to Mexican press accounts. The attack took place at about 1300 hrs near the corner of calles Cadmio and Marcelo Caraveo in the San Felipe del Real colony where armed suspects fired in a police patrol vehicle, causing the driver to crash the vehicle. Reports say AK-47 assault rifles were used in the attack, and officers did not have time to return fire. The Mexican daily La Polaka says 25 Juarez police officers have died since October 9th. An Oldsmobile Bravada SUV used in the attack was found later in the day abandoned.
- Six unidentified men were openly shot to death on a remote road near Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican news accounts. The attack took place at about 0500 hrs on Kilometer 10 of the Chihuahua-Cuauhtemoc road where several armed suspects lined up the victims against a wall in front of commuters and methodically shot them.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death in Tijuana, Baja California, according to Mexican news accounts. The victim was found aboard a Nissan Pathfinder on Calle 34th Sur in the Sanchez Taboada with several spent shell casings inside.
- A man in his 20s was found shot to death in Tijuana, Baja California, say Mexican news accounts. Oscar Armando Rodriguez Gonzalez was found on Avenida De las Rosas in the Leandro Valle colony shot dead with five .40 caliber spent shell casings at the scene.
- A man just out of prison after serving a three month term for robbery was shot to death Tuesday in Torreon, Coahuila, say Mexican news reports. Hector Renteria Retana, 24, was shot by armed suspects who were abvoard a vehicle near the intersection of calles Gladiolas and Eglantinas on the El Ãguila farm. Several 9mm spent shell casings were found at the scene.
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