31 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of 31 individuals were murdered in ongoing frug and gang related violence in nortern Mexican states which include 11 prison inmates stabbed to death in a prison brawl in Gomez Palacio, Durango.
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- Two unidentified men were shot and wounded in two separate incidents in Juarez Tuesday, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka.
- A man was shot and wounded as he was driving his GMC Envoy SUV in the parking lot of the Soriana Sanders shopping mall.
- A man in his 20s was shot and wounded at his residence in the Insurgentes colony.
- Two armed suspects robbed the Banco Aztec in Chihhuazhua late Tuesday night. The branch robbed was near the intersection of avenidas Zaragoza and Vallarta. The suspects got away with a little over USD $750.00.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death and a third was wounded in Juarez Wednesday. The shooting took place near the corner of calles Hiedra and Asfodel in the Juarez Nuevo colony where the victim were aboard a Ford Explorer SUV.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death and immolated in Juarez Wednesday. Thew victim was found in the backseat of a Chevrolet onte Carlo near the junction of calles Ejido Salvarcar and Puerto Madrid in the Las Arenas colony.
- A Policia Federal unit foiled an abduction attempt of an Juarez city official Wednesday. The kidnapping attempt took place near the intersection of calle Manuel M Ponce 1663 and Municipio Libre where agents spotted armed suspects attempting to gain control of Ruth Anaya, head of the Juarez city Oficina Desconcentrada de Gobernacion. A brief firefight and pursuit took place before agents arrested Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez, 30, and seized an AKM-47 assault rifle.
- Unidentified armed suspects fired their weapons at the front door of a Chihuahua state COESPRIS government office in Juarez then left a threatening message scrawled on cardboard. The Coordinacion Regional de la Comision Estatal Para la Proteccion Contra Riesgos Sanitarios was warned not to "mess with bars" that stay open 24 hours a day.
- A man in his 20s was shot to death in front of his family in Tijuana, Baja California Wednesday evening. Cristian Michelle Payan, 22, was shot at a residence on calle Torres Hipodromo in the Camino Verde in the Sanchez Taboada delegation.
- Eleven inmates at a Durango state prison were stabbed to death in a riot Tuesday. Mexican Army and Policia Federal units move to the Centro de Readaptacion Social No. 2 (CERESO) in Gomez Palacio, Durango when about 80 inmstes took part of a two hour long brawl. Officials say the riot was initiated to test prison security. The Gomez Palacio CERESO was the prison where prison officials allowed trusted inmates out of prison at night to commit murders at Los Zetas operated bars and facilities. The last attack was in Torreon in July where 17 young men and women were massacred. All of the prison officials and guards involved were convicted of crimes relating to the crimes and sent to prison.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Torreon, Coahuila Tuesday night. The victims were found aboard a Toyota Camry near the junction of calzada Avila Camacho and Antigua Carretera a San Pedro. A second Peugeot sedan was also seized when Mexican soldiers noticed an AK-47 assault rifle aboard. The police units which found the victims were responding to a firefight between local police and armed suspects in the area.
- An unidentified man was shot to death by Mexican soldiers in Torreon, Coahuila Tuesday night. The victim was driving a Nissan X-Terra SUV with another unidentified man aboard when he refused to stop when signalled by a detachment of the Mexican 11th Military Zone. Upon seeing a weapon aboard the SUV, soldiers fired on the vehicle, killing the driver. The pursuit began near the intersection of Calzada Xochimilco and Mexico and ended near the corner of calles Texcoco and de la Paz in the Francisco Villa colony. Soldiers secured an AK-47 assault rifle and two .380 caliber pistols, as well as a small amount of ammunition.
- Three individuals were found murdered in or near Torreon Coahuila Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Mexican daily El Sol dela La Laguna.
- Juan Garcia Zapata was found shot to death near the intersection of bulevars Revolucion and Muzquiz in the Alliaz colony. Reprots are the victim was shot by armed suspects aboard a moving car.
- An unidentified man in his 40s was found shot to death near the junction of Carretera Pastor Roaux and Chimal in Gómez Palacio, Durango.
- An unidentified man in his 20s was found shot to death near the soft drink bottling plant in Santa Rita colony in Gomez Palacio, Durango. Several .25 caliber spent shell casings were also found at the scene.
- Four men were found shot to death in Gomez Palacio, Durango Monday. The victims were found in Hector Mayagoitia colony, and were shot using AR-15 assault rifles. The dead are identified as Luis Roberto Santillan Fuerte, 17, Raul Velez Barron, 23, Oscar Castaños Hernandez, 27, and Oscar Cardoza Calderon, 18.
- Three men were shot to death in two shootings in Poanas, Durango Sunday. Gabriel Castañeda Garcia, 42, and Luis Angel Lerma, 30, were shot during an attack at a residence in Villa Union colony. Tomas Parra Ortega, 20, and his girlfriend, Mónica Tellez Fernandez, 20, fled the attack at the residence aboard Parra Ortega's pickup truck before they were caught by armed suspects riding in a van near the intersection of calles Ruiz Cortines and Morelos, and fired on. Parra Ortega died in the assault while Tellez Fernandez escaped harm. In both shootings AK-47 assault rifles were used.
- A shootout between neighbors in far southern Chihuahua state has left two dead and three wounded. Javier Chaparro Estrada, 20, and Porfirio Reyes Carrillo, 38, died in the confrotntation in Baborigame, while none of the wounded were identified. News reports do not detail what started the shooting. A number of 9mm, .30 caliber and .45 caliber pent shell casings were found at the scene.
- A woman was wounded in a shooting in Parral Tuesday night. Petra Ramos González, de 47 was hit in a shooting that took place when armed suspects, said to be members of the victim's family, fired on the victim on calle Cruzada Democracia in the Valle Verde colony.
- Two unidentified men were sht to death in Parral Wednesday night. The victims were shot by armed suspects who were aboard a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on calle Piñonero. Reports suggest the victim managed to get off at least one shot at the fleeing vehicle.
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