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More Mexican Mayhem
2010-07-22
Posted by: badanov

14 Die in Northern Mexican Violence

Fourteen people lost their lives in ongoing violence related to drug and criminal gang activity, including an unidentified CIPOL agent shot at in Juarez and an unidentified armed robber in Torreon, Coahuila.

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• An unidentified 35 year old man was shot to death in Juarez Tuesday afternoon, say Mexican press reports. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Toronja Roja and Asfodelo, of the Lucio Blanco district when witnesses observed a Nissan Altima drop off two men at a residence, who then went inside the home and shot the victim to death.
• A man was shot to death in Juarez, according to Mexican press accounts. Víctor Acosta Reyes, 25, was shot near the intersection of calles Grosella and Morelia of the Erendira district. Witnesses say he was shot four times in the head.
• An unidentified man and woman were found shot to death north of Chihuahua, Chihuahua only hours after being abducted. The abduction took place near the intersection of Avenida Niños Heroes and Calle 31st Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses say the couple were forced from their van by a group of masked armed men who spirited them away in a car.

  The couple were found dead near the intersection of calles Corregidora and America Latina in the Miramar district. The couple were shot multiple times. Witnesses prior to the discovery of the corpses reported hear gunfire, signifying the two were shot at the location they were found.

• A Chihuahua CIPOL agent was fired on by unknown assailants Tuesday night, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The agents was driving a Mercury Marquis when he was fired on by armed suspects near the intersection of Rinconada de las Torres when a State Police officer was burst at the intersection of Buffalo and Rincon de Extremadur in the Rinconada de las Torres district.

  The agent suffered injuries requiring hopsitalization.

• An unidentified man was found dismembered in various locations in Juarez, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The gruesome discovery was made on various dirt roads around Zaragoza Plaza.
• The owner of a hamburger stand and his employee were shot to death Tuesday night, according to Mexican press reports. The attack took place near then intersection of Calles Ramon Rayon and Lucero in the Hacienda de las Torres district when a pair of armed suspects surprised the two shooting them both. Investigators at the scene say a 9mm pistol was used in the attack. Police think the murders were because of protection money.
• One unidentified man was shot to death and another was wounded in an armd assault in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. The attack took place at a residence near the intersection of Calle Emilio Pacheco And Bulevar Zaragoza on the Infonavit Solidaridad district. Both men were shot with a 9mm pistols. The surviving victim is said to be the warden of the Juarez prison also known as CERESO.
• Four people were shot to death Tuesday night in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican press accounts. The attacks took place at a residence near then intersection of Calles Rodolfo Zamudio, near calles Los Nogales Highway and Industry in the Chihuahua 2000 district of Chihuahua.

  Witnesses say the shooters descending from a Trail Blazer and a white gold Durango dressed in tactical gear, and started firing in the residence.

• An unidentified armed suspect was shot to death by Coahuila state police agents during an attempted robbery of passengers aboard a bus late Tuesday night, say Mexican press reports.

  Three men were in the process of robbing passengers aboard a bus near the La Margarita commons near Torreon, Coahuila when Policia del Estado and Policia Preventiva agents intervened. The three suspects immediately exited the bus and began a firefight with the police agents. One armed suspect was shot to death while the other two escaped towards the mountains.

• An unidentified woman in her 30s was found shot to death in a remote district of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, according to Mexican press reports. The find was made on San Roque Road in the Escamilla district at about 1030 hrs this morning. The woman has been shot in the head with a 9mm weapon, and was bound by her hands and feet, and gagged according to investigators.

From the You-Really-Should-Find-Another-Line-of-Work Department

A truck hijacker had to be rescued by police after he was beaten by a trucker in Juarez Tuesday, according to the Mexican daily Tiempo Authorities think the victim may have been been killed but for their intervention.

Uriel Humberto Herrera Rodríguez, 20, who has an apparent long criminal record had finished robbing a truck at gunpoint, when the victim radioed other truckers in the area about the crime. Rodriguez then fled on foot from the scene.

One of the truckers receiving the broadcast, caught up with Herrera Rodriguez near the intersection of calles JJ Calvo and Valleño and proceeded to beat him until police arrived to rescue the him.

The suspect had the gun he used for the robbery and the money he took on his person. The trucker was also arrested for assault.

Surely it will be ruled justifiable.