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More Mexican Mayhem
2010-09-03
Posted by: badanov

12 Die in Northern Mexico

Twelve individuals were murdered in northern Mexican states, victims of drug and gang related violence which included five people shot in a funeral procession in Juarez and two men abducted at gunpoint at a Chihuahua city Walmart.

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• Six men and boys were shot to death in three separate crimes in Juarez Wednesday afternoon, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. In the first crime, three unidentified males, ages 30, 13, and 11, were shot to death near the intersection of calles Icnea and Eólico in the Bello Horizonte district. The shooters arrived at the scene aboard three vehicles. The youngest victim attempted to run away from the assault but was shot down by the attackers. In the second murder, two young men were shot to death near the intersection of calles Miguel Hidalgo and Abedul in the Insurgentes district by armed suspects riding aboard a Chevrolet pickup truck, who shot the two as they were walking toward a Honda sedan. Julio Raul Ortiz Espinoza, 22, died at the scene of the opening shots while Jaime Alfaro Rivero, 16, died a short distance away. In the third crime, an unidentified man was shot to death near the intersection of calles Mezquite and Begonias in the Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez district. Investigators found 14 9mm spent cartridge casings at the scene.
• An unidentified man in his 30s was shot to death in a Chihuahua, Chihuahua seafood restaurant, according to Mexican news reports. The attack took place in the Vicente Guereca on calle Revolucion Cubana at the Valcor seafood restaurant. The victim was aboard a Honda accord when he was murdered. The shooters were aboard at least one unidentified vehicle. A number of AK-47 spent cartridge casings were found at the scene.
• Two unidentified men were abducted at gunpoint at a Chihuahua, Chihuahua Walmart Wednesday night, according to Mexican press accounts. Witnesses say a group of armed suspects firing their rifles inside the store nabbed two men and then drove away with the victims aboard trucks that were described as Chihuahua state police vehicles.
• Four people were shot to death and three more wounded in two separate crimes in Juarez Thursday, say Mexican press accounts. The first crime took place near the intersection of calles Montes Urales and Oscar Flores where a Dodge Neon in a funeral procession was fired upon by armed suspects. Two died and three were wounded in the attack. Meanwhile, near the intersection of viaducto Diaz Ordaz and calle Mariano Samaniego in the Bellavista district, a couple riding an older Ford Ranger wer shot to death by armed suspects who fled the area undetected.
• An unidentified man in his 20s was shot to death in Torreon, Coahuila, say Mexican press reports. The assault took place near the intersection of avenida prolongación Venustiano Carranza and Calle Sexta in the Miguel Hidalgo district where the victim was found with several gunshot wounds in the back