More Mexican Mayhem
2010-10-05
Posted by: badanov
13 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of 13 individuals lost their lives in ongoing drug and gang related violence in northern Mexico including a Chihuahua state police agent shot to death while on his way to work and a Sonora state police agent found dead near Hermosillo, Sonora.
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- A woman was shot to death in Juarez Sunday afternoon, according to Mexican news accounts. Belem Hernandez Castro, 28, was pursued by an armed suspect near the corner of calles Maclovio Herrera and Francisco Sarabia in the División del Norte district.
- A Chihuahua state police agent was shot to death Monday morning in Chihuahua city, say Mexican press accounts. Oscar Ulises Miranda Sotelo, 31, was shot aboard his Ford Lobo as he was heading to work near the intersection of calles Sierra Samalayuca and Montes Urales in the La Cuesta district.
- Five unidentified men were found murdered in Juarez Monday, according to a report by the Mexican daily La Polaka. In the first crime, a man was found immolated near the intersection of calles Torcasa and Faisan in the Granjas Chapultepe district. The second murder involved a man found shot to death near the intersection of calles Gabino Barreda and Ramon Aranda in the Barrio Alto. The third crime involved three men found dead in the Municipio Libre district.
- An unidentified taxi driver was found dead near Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news accounts. The victim was found on Kilometer 14 of the Chihuahua-Aldama highway shot dead. The victim's taxi was found nearby.
- A Sonora state police agent was found dead near Hermosillo, Sonora early Sunday morning, according to Mexican news reports. Norma Elizabeth Flores Reyes, 37, who was an agent with the Policia Estatal Investigadora (PEI), was found wrapped in a blanket near the intersection of Bulevar Quiroga and Bulevar Paseo RÃo Sonora southwest of Hermosillo. Reports say she was not shot, but do not say how she died.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Sonoyta, Sonora Sunday afternoon, say Mexican news accounts. The victim was found near the intersection of Bulevar Benemerito de las Americas and Bulevar Kino near Valesquez Wines and Spirits. A Colt .38 Super and several rounds of ammunition were found on his body, as well as two cell phones.
- An unidentified woman was found immolated and dismembered in Tijuana, Baja, California, Sunday, according to Mexican news reports. The victim was found near the intersection of Carretera Libre Tijuana-Tecate and Calle Valle Bonito. Other than the observable carnage reports do not say how the victim was killed.
- An unidentified man was found dead in an illegal dump in Tijuana, say Mexican press reports. The victim was found at the dump on Avenida Palomas in the Amparo Sanchez district with several wounds on his body reports say were caused by a machete.
- A man was stabbed to death in Torreon, Coahuila Saturday night, say Mexican news accounts. Rafael Martinez Lopez Cavazos stepped outside of his home on calle Felipe Berriozabal after listening to a gang brawl outside and was attacked by gang members. Members of the Los Comics and Los Boxer gangs were fighting when the stabbed took place. Lopez Calvazos died while receiving medical attention.