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More Mexican Mayhem
2010-05-13
Posted by: badanov

12 Die in Violence in Chihuahua, Mexico

Twelve people lost their lives in separate shootings, mostly in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, according to Mexican press reports.

• Two brothers were shot to death and a woman with them was wounded in a shooting in Juarez today. Mexican news reports say the three were aboard a GMC light SUV near the intersection of Juan Pablo II and 79th streets.

  Gabriel Soto Nevarez, Juan Carlos Marrufo and an unidentified 35 year old woman said to be the two men's sister were at a drive in when men approached their location aboard a white Cavalier and a gray Nissan Sentra.

  Witnesses at the scene say the shooters pulled out assault rifles and fired at the trio. Investigators at the scene including CIPOL agents found more than 20 spend AK-47 rifle casings.

• Five people were found murdered near the campus of Autonomous University of Ciudad Juärez, according to Mexican new reports. The victims, said to be piled up, were between 25 and 30 years old. They were found about 500 meters from the campus on the highway to Ascención Hidalgo.

  Reports did not provide identification, nor the gender of the victims. Investigators at the scene say the five were shot with large caliber weapons. They did not elaborate.

• Two brothers were found tortured and shot to death in the Villas del Tecnológico district of Juarez, reports say. Francisco Javier and Romän Eduardo Ãvalos Solís were found with their hands and feet bound and blindfolded by tape, and were apparently tortured before they were executed.
• One man was found on a highway Tuesday near Saucillo, Chihuahua by his burned out Dodge Durango, according to Mexican press reports. Investigators say Víctor Manuel Calderón Bejarano was shot to death by .40 and .45 caliber weapons, evidenced by spent cartridge casings at the scene.
• A 16 year old boy was found shot to death late last night near Praxedis, Chihuahua, according to Mexican press reports.

  Another unidentified adult male with the victim was found wounded and was taken to medical facilities. No other details were reported.

• A former police chief was assassinated at point blank range in front of his wife Tuesday night, according to Mexican press reports. Miguel Angel Martinez Leon, 42, apparently had formerly served as Chief of Municipal Police of Bocoyna, Chihuahua.

  According to a report, Leon was aboard his blue Ford Aerostar van when a group of armed men aboard a black Jeep Cherokee pulled up on him and his wife. Leon tried to escape but was shot several time in the head and chest.