29 Die in Nortern Mexico
A total of 29 individuals were murdered in drug and gang violence which included a Chihuahua state police agent wounded in Chihuahua city Tuesday.
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- Armed suspects burst into a funeral last Monday night in Juarez. The shooting took place at the Funerales Montes funeral home near the intersection of avenidas Aztecas and Nahoas in the Azteca colony in the evening hours. The suspects fired their weapons in the air and then threw Molotov cocktail at the casket. The business burned to the ground because firefighters could not contain the blaze.
- A man in his 20s was shot to death in an ambush in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Monday afternoon. Miguel Eduardo Gonzalez Bejarano, 27, was getting into his Chevrolet Cavalier near the corner of alles 21st and Tamborel when armed suspects aboard a vehicle fired on the victim using AK-47 assault rifles,then fled the scene.
- Two armed suspects were killed in an ambush and chase in Juarez Monday night. The armed suspects who has shot up the funeral home in Azteca colony were themselves ambushed just outside the business by other armed suspects, apparently from a rival gang. The men who had just shot up the funeral home then fled aboard two vehicles, a Ford Taurus and another sedan with their rivals in pursuit. The chase went along Avenida Gomez MorÃÂn, then Calle Bermudez with the two groups exchanging fire between them, and causing four accidents along the way. The firefight and pursuit ended on Bulevard Cuatro Siglos, where the Ford Taurus was driven into a ditch. The rivals then exited one of the vehicles to shoot the two victims to death before fleeing he scene.
- An unidentified man and woman were shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua late monday night. The couple were shot near the intersection of calles Liberacion and 15 de Enero in the Tierra y Libertad colony by armed suspects using .223 rifles.
- An unidentified woman saved two individuals including a four year old from a shooting in Juarez Monday night. Two armed suspects entered the Clinica Imss on calle Valentin Fuentes looking for the two, a 15 year old and a four year old, but somehow a heavy set woman in the clinic stopped the men and forced them to flee without taking any shots. The two young people in the clinic were survivors of a shooting earlier that day that killed four others.
- The headless torso of a man was found in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Tuesday morning, The victim was found with a broken off broomstick embedded in his neck near the intersection of Periferico de la Juventud and Universidad de Guadalajara in the Real Universidad colony. A message with the torso said the killing was done by the Mexiclan, which is a Mexican criminal gang mostly known for its prison affiliations.
- A Mexican former politician was shot to death in Saucilllos, Chihuahua Monday afternoon. Luis Enrique Chavez Gomez, 39 , was aboard his Ford Lobo (F-150) when armed suspects fired AK-47 assault rifles at him 93 times near the intersection of calles Independencia and San José in the city center. Chavez Gomez was formerly affiliated with the Partido Revolucion Democratica (PRD) and had previously ran for mayor of Saucillos.
- Two unidentified men were found shot to death in Juarez Tuesday afternoon. The victims were found in the Safari colony on Camino Real shot in the front, and had apparently been tortured.
- The skeletal remains of two unidentified women were found in a remote rural community in Chihuahua Monday. The victims were found near the village of Cuauhtemoc in an arroyo near the town cemetery, and had signs they were shot execution style.
- An unidentified Chihuahua state police agent was shot and wounded in an ambush in Chihuahua Tuesday afternoon. The agent was affiliated with the newly created PolicÃÂa Única Estatal (PUE) state police agency. The agent was driving along Periferico Lombardo Toledano in his official vehicle when armed suspects aboard a Jeep Cherokee fired on him, forcing him off the road near the entrance to the Los Iniguez ranch. The suspects used 9mm and ,223 weapons on the agent, who is expected to survive the attack.
- A man in his 20s was shot to death in Juarez Tuesday night. Jesus Saenz Coronado, 25, was shot aboard his Chevrolet Impala near the intersection of calles Tixtla and Ometepec in the Galeana colony. Reports are the victim was employed by the Chihuahua state attorney general's office as an expert.
- Three unidentified individuals were shot to death in three separate incidents in Juarez Wednesday, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka.
- A 15 year old female was shot to death near the intersection of calle Terreros and Casas de Janos in the Toribio Ortega colony.
- A man was shot to death near a machine shop near the corner of calles Nahoas and Tarascos in the Aztecas colony.
- A man was shot to death near the intersection of calles Reforma and Mérida.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Wednesday. The victims were shot on Avenida Aeronatautica by armed suspects riding aboard a Nissan Titan pickup truck. The shooting sparked a pursuit of the suspects by Policia Federal agents which ended with a standoff on Avenida Jilotepec in front of the ClÃÂnica IMSS. The three suspects were arrested when the standoff ended.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday. The victim was shot near the intersection of Vialidad Sacramento and Calle Montealban in the Quintas Carolinas colony by armed suspects who used a rental car. The suspects then fled into the Aldama municipality into the sierra de Nombre de Dios.
- Three unidentified individuals were found murdered in two separate incidents in Juarez Wednesday.
- Two young men were shot to death and a third was wounded in a shooting in front of a residence near the intersection of calles Sierra Grande and Montes Himalaya in the La Cuesta colony.
- A man was found dead inside some walls near the corner of callejón Guadalupe Victoria and Ramon Aranda in the Barrio Alto. The victim had been beaten to death no more than three says ago.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Thursday. The victim was on foot near the intersection of calles Porfirio Diaz and Pipila in the Salvarcar colony when he was shot. Ten 9mm spent shell casings were found at the scene.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Thursday afternoon. The victim was visiting a girlfriend when he was shot aboard his Chevrolet Silverado on calle Pedro Chapa in the Ladrillera colony. Two 9mm and 24 AK-47 spent shell casings were found at the scene.
- Two unidentified individuals were found shot to death inside a seafood restaurant in Tijuana,Baja California Wednesday. Two armed suspects enetred the store on bulevar Bellas Artes in the Otay colony and shot the pair using .45 caliber and 9mm weapons.
- Two unidentified men and a woman were shot to death in Tijuana, Baja California Wednesday. The victims were in a residence on Cañon Baja California in the 18 de Marzo colony when they were shot. Police found several 9mmm spent cartridge casings at the scene.
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