10 Die in Chihuahua
Ten individuals were shot to death in drug and gang related violence in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, including two Mexican Federal agents shot to death at a hotel in Juarez Wednesday.
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- An unidentified wounded man fleeing his attackers arrived at a hospital only to be finished off in Juarez Tuesday night, according to Mexican news sources. The victim arrived at the Hospital del Sol on Calle Tomas Alba Edison in the Cordova Americas district aboard his Ford Expedition, only to be intercepted by several armed suspects and shot to death.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in the same crime in Juarez late Tuesday night, say Mexican news reports. The first victim was dumped out of a sedan handcuffed, and then shot to death near the intersection of calles Luis Pasteur and Niños Heroes in the Futuro district. A man working in a garden nearby was also shot by the same armed suspects presumably because he was a witness to the murder.
- A brawl in juvenile court in Juarez Wednesday leaves one juvenile wounded, say Mexican news reports. Reports fail to make clear the nature of the fight, except to note one male young man was wounded by a knife and by a gunshot hit.
- Two unidentified Mexican Federal intelligence agents were shot to death in Juarez Wednesday afternoon, according to Mexican press accounts. The shooting took place at the Hotel Verde near the intersection of calles Samaniego and Altamirano. in the Bellavista district where two men said to be plainclothes Mexican Federal police were shot by unknown assailants.
- A young man in his 20s was shot to death in Juarez Wednesday afternoon, say Mexican news accounts. Alejandro Hernandez Moreno, 22, was shot by armed suspects as he attempted to flee an attack by armed suspects near the intersection of calles Artemio de Valles Arizpe and Mariano Cuevas in the Infonavit Casas Grandes district, where he was in a park with his girlfriend. The unidentified teenage female was also wounded in the attack and was transported by family to receive medical attention.
- An unidentified street newspaper vendor was shot to death Wednesday afternoon, according to Mexican press accounts. The man was a vendor for the PM periodical. He approached a car to sell a newspaper, but was shot instead. Several 9mm spent shell casing were found at the scene.
- Two men were found shot to death late Tuesday night in a township near Parral, Chihuahua, say Mexican press reports. Javalera Urtuzuastegui, 35, and Saul Diaz Javalera, 35, were found shot to death aboard an Ford Lobo pickup truck in the Ballaza township. Inside the vehicle were found .223 caliber and .38 Super spent shell casings.
- An unidentified man in his 30s was found shot to death in Meoqui, Chihuahua, say Mexican press accounts. The victim was found on a vacant lot between calles Manuel Chao and Toribio Ortega dead fro a single gunshot wound to the head.
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