More Mexican Mayhem
2010-06-21
Posted by: badanov
16 Dead in Northern Mexico
Ongoing drug and gang violence claimed the lives of 16 people over the weekend, including a mayor from a small town in Chihuahua, and a police chief and his bodyguard in Sonora.
- A family of three were stabbed to death in their home in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Saturday, according to Mexican news reports.
The father, mother and an eight year old child were found in an abandoned pickup truck near the intersection of calles Juan Escutia and Semac in the Deportiva Pistolas Meneses district.
- The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) mayoral candidate for Guadalupe, Chihuahua was murdered Saturday outside a residence in Juarez, say Mexican news accounts.
Jesus Manuel Lara Rodriguez, 48, was shot Mafia style at an address in Juarez where he had taken refuge because of death threats his family received. The shooting occurred near the intersection of calles Avandaro and Valle of the Nile in the Santa Teresa district.
Mexican press reports say Guadalupe has been the focus of a number of shootings.
The death represents the third supporter of the PRI to have been shot in three weeks. Two weeks ago two election workers for PRI gubernatorial candidate César Duarte were shot within ten days of each other.
Statewide and local offices in several northern Mexican states are up for grabs in the election set for July 4th.
- An man was shot to death outside his home in Juarez Saturday, say Mexican news reports. Arturo Alvarez de 40 was shot outside his home near the intersection of calles 8 de Mayo and Juan de la Barrera in the Melchor Ocampo district.
Witnesses say a pair of men called Alvarez out of his home before he was shot.
- The unidentified proprietor of a taco stand in Chihuahua and two unidentified men were shot to death in two separate shootings Saturday afternoon, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka.
The first shooting took place near the intersection of calles 15th and Ojinaga in the Villa Juarez district of Chihauhua at the El Pariente Tacos and Lonches.
Less than two hours later three men were shot while riding in their Chevrolet Trailblazer near the intersection of calles Arco del Carrusel and Cebada in the Los Arcos district of Chihuahua. Witnesses say the shooters were riding in a Dodge Stratus. Two of the victims died at the scene while the third is not expected to survive.
- Two unidentified people were shot to death in separate instances in Chihuahua Saturday afternoon, according to Mexican news reports.
The first shooting involved a young person near the intersection of calles Hermanos Flores Magón and Ché Guevara in the Revolución district.
The second shooting took place when an unidentified man was shot to death as he entered a commercial establishment in the Campobello district from a moving car.
- Two partially identified construction workers were shot to death aboard their pickup truck near a job site in Juarez Saturday evening, say Mexican news reports. A man identified as Gerardo, 23, and Enrique Ramirez, 42 were found shot to death near the intersection of calles Arabe y Fernando de la Fuente in the Hacienda de Torres district.
- A man was executed in his SUV Saturday evening in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports.
The victim was sitting in a Ford Excursion near the intersection of calles Campo del Norte and Agostadero in the Campo Bello district. The area has a number of commercial establishments including an Oxxo convenience store and an ironworks shop. Several witnesses observed the murder.
- Four people were shot to death in two separate attacks Friday in Heromsillo, Sonora, say Mexican new accounts.
Mario Madueño López, Antonio Núñez Pino and Armando Bejarano Yescas of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora were attacked by a pair of armed suspects near an Oxxo convenience store near the intersection of calles 16 de Septiembre and Altar de Sonoyta at about 1430 hrs. Two of the victims were shot aboard their Ford pickup truck while the third was killed close by. The armed suspects were apparently riding aboard a Jeep Cherokee and used AK47 assault rifles in the attack.
A fourth victim was murdered earlier the same day at about 1050 hrs identified as Jorge Mitre Vitar Tosola.
- The director of Puerto Penasco, Sonora Municipal Police was shot and wounded along with a bodyguard in a late night attack Saturday night, according to Mexican news accounts.
Erick Landagaray MacÃas and his bodyguard, Luis Ibarra, were shot multiple times aboard MacÃas' official Ford F-150 pickup truck with an AK-47 assault rifle at about 2235 hrs. MacÃas' current condition is not known.