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Caribbean-Latin America
Gunnies open fire in Tijuana bar, 6 killed
2008-11-23
Six people are dead after gunmen burst into a Tijuana bar popular with university students and opened fire. The local Public Safety Department says witnesses reported that three people dressed in black rushed into Bar Utopia and started shooting without saying a word.

The state Attorney General's office says two men and a woman died instantly in Friday night's attack. The three others died in hospitals Saturday.

The bar is located in a neighborhood with three university campuses and is popular with students. Most of the victims were under 30 years old.

Police named no suspects or motive. Drug turf battles have fueled a wave of violence that has swept through Tijuana and other cities across Mexico.
But no motive for the shootings ...
Posted by:Fred

#5  oops, sorry:there's the right link.
Posted by: Tarzan Whugum2586   2008-11-23 21:37  

#4  Actually, 3 died at the scene and two died in hospital. AP put out the bad scoop. The rumor here is that this had something to do with the owners of the bar, either drug related or extortion.

Maggie
Posted by: Tarzan Whugum2586   2008-11-23 21:35  

#3  and someone else got the "second effort" award:

TIJUANA – Gunmen shot and killed a patient receiving treatment at a private hospital early yesterday, the Baja California Attorney General's Office reported, just hours after a nightclub attack left five dead.

The hospital incident took place about 12:30 a.m. inside the intensive care unit of Hospital del Prado, a small but highly regarded facility a few miles from downtown.

Some Tijuana news organizations reported the patient was being treated for a gunshot wound. The Attorney General's Office said the patient was a man, 20 to 25 years old. Administrators declined to comment.


"Please don't kill us!"
Posted by: Frank G   2008-11-23 13:30  

#2  Somebody got "cowboyed"...
Posted by: mojo   2008-11-23 13:11  

#1  Nation building opportunities closer to home, George?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-11-23 07:43  

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