14 Die in Northern Mexico
The ongong drug and gang influenced violence claimed 14 lives, violence which included three men shot to death in Parral, Chihuahua, and a suspected butchered Mexican Federal agent in Juarez.
- A man was shot to death and two others wounded in an attack early Sunday morning in Juarez, Chihuahua, say Mexican news reports. Jaime Gonzalez, 39, died at the scene while two others, Francisco and Hector Torres were, wounded in an AK-47 attack. The shooting took place near the intersection of calles Copaiba and Jilotepec in the Ampliacion Aeropuerto district.
- Three unidentified men were shot to death in three separate crimes in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican press accounts. The first crime took place on Km. Maker 4 of the Chihuahua-Juarez highway near an area known as Cuervas Pericos where a man was found was shot several times with an AR-15 assault rifle. Investigators at the scene found 27 spent .223 cartridge casings. The second crime took place near the intersection of calles Fresno and José Martàin the Granjas district. Reports say a lone armed suspect was involved. The third murder victim was found near the intersection of Avenida de las Industrias and Poste 21.
- A man was found butchered and quartered in Juarez early Sunday morning, according to Mexican press accounts. The grim discovery was made by guards at the Plaza las Torres shopping mall near the intersection of Calle Palacio de Mitla and Avenida de las Torres. A message left with the remains said the victim was a Mexican Federal agent.
- Three unidentified men were shot to death and a female accompanying them critically wounded in Parral, Chihuahua, say Mexican news reports. The four were found aboard a Chevrolet pickup truck in the Colony Park district in Parral. Also a second person died in the armed assault at the Parral Howard Johnsons Saturday.
- The remains of three unidentified individuals were found in Palomas, Chihuahua Sunday, according to Mexican press reports. Severed heads of the three were found in the town square, while the rest of their remains were found aboard a burned out minivan on Km. 12 of the Casas Grandes highway. Palomas is 120 kilometers west of Juarez Chihuahua, on the border with New Mexico.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in an ambush in Juarez Sunday, say Mexican press reports. The attack took place on Camino Electrolux in front of a commercial establishment while three people were riding in their Chevrolet pickup truck. A woman accompanying the two survived the attack, but was wounded.
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