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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| 8 Die in Monterrey Shootout |
| 2011-02-13 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Nuevo Leon, click here For a map of Monterrey, click here Seven armed suspects and one civilian were killed in a shootout in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon early Saturday morning, according to Mexican press accounts. The shootout involving criminal suspects and state police stretched in the Las Puentes and Santo Domingo sectors of San Nicolas de los Garza, a suburb of Monterrey. The shooting incident began when Nuevo Leon Seguridad Publica del Estado (SPE) police agents initiated a pursuit of armed suspects who were aboard three vehicles. Reports say the gunfight and pursuit last almost an hour. The pursuit included gunfire exchange and ended at the intersection of avenidas Republica Mexicana and Santo Domingo in front of a public park where armed suspects crashed into four other vehicles including a taxi. The unidentified driver of a privately owned vehicle died in the crash. The seven armed suspects who died were killed by state agent gunfire. Shades of the RAB... Two unidentified state police agents were hurt in the pursuit, one of the seriously injured requiring hospitalization. Seven other armed suspects escaped arrest. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 So these are diversionary attacks? The spam I referred to has since been removed, which was no loss as it was jibberish unworthy of the sinktrap. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-02-13 07:49 |
| #2 Actually, army on gang gunfights in Nuevo Leon are down since about December, especially since the deployment of new Mexican security forces in the north and the combining of the Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon Mexican army zones for specific operations. Now, gang on police facilities assaults are way up. My guess is that those are cyclical with drug shipments through Monterrey, and they seem to coincide with crappy weather on the border. |
| Posted by: badanov 2011-02-13 07:31 |
| #1 Same story every morning, same spam. I feel like Bill Murray. Where's Andie MacDowell? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-02-13 06:55 |
