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Mayhem in Monterrey: 18 Die
2011-07-26
Posted by: badanov

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A total of 18 individuals were killed in drug and gang related violence in and around Monterrey, Nuevo Leon since Friday, including three people shot to death at a grocery store in Santa Catarina Monday.

• A total of 14 individuals were killed in drug and gang violence over the weekend in and around Monterrey.
  • Two Nuevo Leon State police agents were killed Friday afternoon as they were riding aboard motorcycles on Morones Prieto expressway. The agents were assigned to the security detail of the US Consulate in Monterrey.
  • Friday in Guadalupe, an unidentified man who had been abducted earlier was found shot to death. The victim was found near the intersection of Calle Epicurio and Avenida Lincoln in the La Silla colony.
  • At 2030 hrs Friday a couple was found tortured and shot to death in Marin. A message was found with the victims, but its contents were not disclosed.
  • Friday morning in Santa Monica colony in Monterrey, a Mexican Army patrol arrested three unidentified individuals who were travelling in a vehicle with two bodies in the vehicle's trunk.
  • Saturday, Dario Alejandro Pompa Medina, 23, was found shot to death near a payphone.
  • Saturday morning four black bags containing the remains of one individual were found in Monterrey.
  • Some decomposed human remains were discovered by locals near General Teran near the China-General Teran road.
  • Saturday night an unidentified individual was found shot to death in the Residencial Española colony in Monterrey. The victim was found near the intersection of Calle José Alvarado and Privada Onix.
  • Two armed suspects were killed in a firefight with Nuevo Leon state police agents late Saturday night in Monterrey. The firefight lasted 20 minutes. Weapons seized in the aftermath included three guns, two short and one grenade launcher.
  • Sunday Antonio Ibarra Castillo, 25. was found shot to death in Buenos Aires colony in Montemorelos municipality. Ibarra Castillo was reportedly kidnapped two days before he was killed.
• An unidentified man was found shot to death in Santiago municipality Sunday. The victim was found in Presa de la Boca.
• An unidentified man was shot and wounded in south Monterrey Sunday near the intersection of avenidas Lazaro Cardenas and Alfonso Reyes. An AK-47 was used in the attack.
• Enrique Soto Serrato, 28, was shot and wounded Saturday night near the hotel serving as the quarters for the Preventive Federal Police in Zona Centro in Monterrey. The shooting took place near the intersection of Avenida Madero and Calle Juan Mendez.
• Three unidentified individuals were shot to death ta a grocery store in Santa Catarina Monday. One of the victim was found dead inside the store, near the intersection of calles San Juan del Rio and San Felix. The other two victims were found shot to death outside the store.