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Mayhem in Monterrey: 8 die |
2013-02-21 |
For a map, click here For a map of Nuevo Leon state, click here. For a map of Monterrey, click here By Chris Covert Rantburg.com Six individuals were shot to death, including four members of a family in an attack in northern Monterrey Wednesday afternoon, according to Mexican news accounts. A story posted on the website of Milenio news daily said that armed suspects dismounted from a Ford Explorer SUV, entered a scrap metal dealership near the intersection of Avenida Camino Real and Calle Fresno in Villa San Angel at around 1345 hrs, and started shooting. According to the report, the business was across the street from a farmers market where vendors heard about 20 shots fired. Unofficially, the dead were identified in the news report as Alfredo Flores, 34, owner of the business, Juana Maria Villegas, 32, José Alfredo Flores Villegas, 15 and Osiris Michelle Flores Villegas, 8. Two other unidentified male victims were killed, and a seventh victim was wounded and taken for medical attention. Two other individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related shootings in the Monterrey metropolitan area.
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com. |
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