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More Mexican Mayhem
2011-06-17
Posted by: badanov

25 Die in Northern Mexico

A total of 25 individuals were killed in ongoing drug and gang related violence in northern Mexican states including a Chihuahua state police commander shot to death in Chihuahua Thursday morning.

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• Three unidentified men were shot to death and a fourth was wounded in Parral, Chihuahua Thursday. The victims were at the Casa Gutierrez laundromat when three youths travelling aboard a Toyota sedan fired on the men using AK-47 assault rifles.
• A Chihuahua state police commander was shot to death Thursday morning in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. Jose Luis Martinez Limas was in his Ford Bronco near the intersection of calles 28th and 14 de Julio in the Guadalupe colony when he was shot. Martinez Limas was deputy coordinator for Zona Centro in Chihuahua city.
• A man was found shot to death near Guadalupe y Calvo, Chihuahua Thursday. Adolfo Arroyo Chaparro was reported kidnapped a week ago. He was found in an arroyo with several AK-47 assault rifle spent casings nearby.
• Two unidentified men were found shot to death in northwestern Juarez Thursday. The victims were found in Lomas de Poleo colony near the intersection of calles Tonina and Zanahoria.
• Four unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Thursday. The victims were aboard a Ford Lobo (F-150) near the intersection of calles General Treviño and Del Arena in the Diaz Ordaz colony when they were shot. Two victims died at the scene while two others later died while receiving medical treatment.
• Two men were shot and wounded in Juarez Thursday. Miguel Venzor Saenz, 62, and David Arzabala Navarro, 38. were doing home repairs in Erendira colony when three armed suspects aboard a vehicle shot them.
• Two unidentified men were shot to death and a third wounded in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Thursday. The victims were at an electrical parts store near the intersection of Privada Francisco I Madero and Aztecas when armed suspects travelling aboard two vehicles shot them.
• Two men were shot to death in Juarez Thursday. Cesar Esparza Ariel Avalos, 35, manager for Carhuaz carwash and Rodrigo Castaneda, 22, a food kiosk owner, were shot on Avenida Valentin Fuentes by armed suspects who were travelling aboard a vehicle.
• The remains of an unidentified individual were found in Chihuahua, Chihuaha Thursday. The remains were found near the intersection of calles Peryra and Nuevo Leon in the Industrial colony. A message accompanying the remains further threaten Chihuahua municipal police.
• An unidentified man was found dead on the Sonora-Chihuahua border. The victim was shot to death and dumped on the Agua Prieta-Janos highway. The area is a known dumping ground for drug criminal in Juarez, Chihuahua.
• The limbless torso of an unidentified man was found in Tijuana, Baja California Wednesday. The victim was found wrapped in plastic and nylon, and placed in a suitcase on Calle Ignacio Altamirano in the Reforma colony. A message accompanying the victim was from a drug organization, but no details were disclosed.
• Four individuals were found murdered in two separate incidents in Torreon, Coahuila Wednesday, according to the Mexican news daily El Sol de la Laguna.
  • An unidentified man was found hanged from a bridge in Torreon Wednesday. The victim was found about 0600 hrs on the bridge near the intersection of Calle Cobian and Bulevar Rio Nazas. A message was left with the victim but its contents were not disclosed.
  • Three unidentified men were found dead in Torreon Thursday. The victims were found underneath the Puente Plateado on Bulevar Rio Nazas.
• Four unidentified men were found shot to death in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon Thursday. The victims were discovered early in the morning in the town square near the intersection of calles Metroplex and N-19.