Six Die in Gang related Violence in Northern Mexico
Six people were executed in northern Mexico in ongoing gang and drug related violence, including the first murder in Juarez in almost 24 hours.
- Two unidentified people were shot to death and a third wounded in an assassination in Chihuahua Saturday afternoon, according to published Mexican news reports. Several witnesses, including the victims' family, watched as armed suspects gunned down three people riding in a Volkswagen Beatle on Calle Parque Pastizales in the Camino real district of Chihuahua.
- An unidentified man was found tortured and shot to death in Chihuahua Sunday morning, say Mexican news accounts.
Investigators at the scene have suggested that the man was shot at night and dumped at the scene on Calle Sicomoro near a railroad crossing. The victim has been shot in the head.
- An unidentified man was found executed in south Chihuahua. Investigators say he was found near the intersection of calles 16 de Septiembre and 51st with a single gunshot to the head.
- A man investigators said was the son of an ex-military man was found shot to death in his home near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Sunday, according to Mexican news accounts. Fortunato Alberto Cruz Rivas, 41, was found executed with a shot to the head in his home near a farm.
- An man in his 20s was found shot to death in Juarez, making this victim the first on almost 24 hours to be murdered. Jamie Portillo was found near the intersection of calles Meza del Huracan and Camino Sin Fuego. Investigators at the scene found at least seven spent weapon cartridge casings, but did not identify the weapon caliber used in the slaying.
Witnesses say Portillo was shot by armed suspects riding aboard a green colored car
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