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More Mexican Mayhem
2011-03-17
Posted by: badanov

20 Die in Northern Mexico

A total of 20 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang violence which included three members of the same family shot to death at their residence in Juarez Tuesday night.

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• Two individuals were found murdered in Juarez Sunday morning, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka.
  • A woman was found hanged in front of a residence near the intersection of calles Fortunato Dosal and Sebastian Bermudez. She was still dressed in her pajamas when she was found.
  • An unidentified man was found shot to death in a vehicle near the corner of calles Agustin Castro and Oasis in the Oasis Revolucion colony.
• A politician for the Partido Accion Nacional (PAN) was found stabbed to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Sunday morning. Armando Gonzalez Silva, 39, was found in front of the gate of his residence on Calle Los Girasoles in the Los Girasoles colony stabbed multiple times. Gonzalez Silva was formerly the coordinator for the Chihuahua state PAN, and had served as city council under Alvaro Borruel and later Gustavo Madero, who was only months ago elected the national leader for PAN.
• Two unidentified men were found shot to death in northern Chihuahua, Chihuahua Sunday. The victims were found lying face down near the intersection of calles Nispero and Transformacio in the Granjas del Valles colony, and had been tortured before being shot. Several spent .223 caliber cartridge casings were found at the scene.
• A man in his 30s was found shot to death in the village of Guadalupe Sunday morning. Jesus Manuel Rayos Carrillo, 36, was apparently caught by armed suspects inside his residence near the intersection of calles Sinaloa Poniente and Nuevo Leon and shot.
• A woman in her 20s was shot and seriously wounded in Juarez Sunday. Silvia Rodriguez, 26, was at a hair salon near the intersection of Americas and Apatzingan in the Pronaf colony when armed suspects entered the business to rob it and customers. The area was considered to be safe because of a Policia Federal checkpoint nearby. Although reports suggest the assault was incident to a robbery, reports also say the victim was targeted.
• A private security guard was shot to death in Juarez Sunday night. Alejandro Moreno, 19, was driving his vehicle with his wife and child aboard near the intersection of Avenida Lopez Mateos and Calle Fernando Borreguero when armed suspects intercepted his vehicle, forced him out and shot him. Police at the scene found several 9mm spent cartridge casings.
• A Juarez trial attorney was shot to death in Juarez Monday evening. Pedro Burarini was driving his Jeep Liberty at about 1800 hrs near the corner of calles Tec Milenio and Ejercito Nacional when armed suspects aboard a vehicle fired AK-47 assault rifles, hitting him numerous times in the head.
• An unidentified locksmith was shot to death in Juarez Monday evening. The victim and his five year old son were aboard a Dodge Dakota pickup truck at the victim's locksmith business near the intersection of calles Libertad and Municipio Libre when he was shot. The victim's son was not harmed in the shooting.
• Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Monday night in two separate incidents, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka.
  • A man was shot near the intersection of Calle Francisco Javier Mina and Viaduct Diaz Ordaz. The victim was bound hand and foot, and was shot at least 10 times.
  • The driver of a tour bus was shot near the intersection of Avenida Gomez Morin and Calle Ortiz Rubio. An armed suspect attempted to board the Linea Valle de Juärez bus and instead of paying fare, pulled a pistol and shot the driver several times.
• Two unidentified men were shot to death and two others were wounded at a food stand in Juarez Monday night. The victims were dining at the eatery near Plaza Zaragoza near the intersection of calles Ramon Rayon and Benito Juarez when armed suspects attacked the men. Two of the victims died at the scene.
• An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Tuesday afternoon. The victim was aboard his Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck near the intersection of calles Basaseachi and Aguirre Laredo when armed suspects shot him.
• An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Tuesday night. The victim was in his Dodge Dynasty sedan near the intersection of calles Pipila and Porfirio Diaz when he was shot.
• Three unidentified members of a family were shot to death in Juarez Tuesday night. The victims were in their residence near the intersection of c les Isla Tiburon and Puerto Rico in the Elias Calles colony when armed suspects entered the home and shot them. The victims included a mother, father, a 17 year old and an infant. Only the infant survived. Reports say the armed suspects used AK-47 assault rifles to kill their victims.
• An unidentified man was found immolated in Tijuana, Baja California Tuesday night. The victim was discovered in a Dodge Caravan when firefighters responded to a burning vehicle call on the Tijuana-Tecate highway in the Rancho Los Olivos colony.