23 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of 23 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence that included three undercover Mexican Federal agents shot to death near the US border Tuesday, and afive women massacred on a bus near Porvenir, Chihuahua early Thursday morning.
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- Three unidentified undercover Mexican federal agents were ambushed in front of the International Bridge in Juarez Tuesday evening, say Mexican press accounts. Inocencio Golpe Acusca, 25, Marco Antonio Beli Mendez, 25 and Gustavo Hidalgo San Juan, 30, were sitting in a Ford Taurus near the corner of Prolongacion Lincoln and Perez Serna when armed suspects aboard a pickup fired on the trio using AK-47, and 9mm and .40 caliber weapons. Reports say a military checkpoint near the bridge was manned but none of the elements there moved to intervene or pursue the shooters.
- Two men were shot to death Tuesday in Juarez, according to Mexican press accounts. Jesus Muñoz Castañeda, 53, and José Guadalupe Barrera, 50 were aboard a Ford Econoline van when armed suspects aboard a sedan fired on the pair using automatic weapons.
- An unidentified man was shot to death near downtown Juraez Wednesday, say Mexican news reports. Several 9mm casings were found at the scene. The victim was shot near the corner of 21st and TrÃÂas in the downtown district. Three spent 9mm casings were found at the scene.
In another case, an unidentified man was found in an advanced state of decomposition in the Valle de Granajas district.
- Two unidentified men were found shot to death in Juarez Wednesday, say Mexican press accounts. The victims were found near their Dodge Neon near the intersection of avenidas Lopez Mateos and Rio Nilo in the Cordova Americas district, with one victim still in the vehicle and other found across the street.
- Two young men were shot to death in Juarez Wednesday evening, say Mexican press accounts. Juan Miguel Vidal Ramirez, 27, Jesus Agustin Retana Martinez, 24, and Retana Jesus Agustin Martinez, 24 were found near the corner of calles Ejido Los Aros and Ejido Buenaventura apparently shot with a 9mm handgun by several armed suspects.
- One armed robber was shot to death and his female accomplice arrested in Juarez Wednesday night, say Mexican press accounts. The victim was shot by unidentified armed suspects aboard two pickup trucks near the intersection of calles Tarahumara and Yaquis after the victim used a shot gun in an attempted robbery. His female accomplice was later arrested near the scene by Mexican Federal agents.
- Three unidentified individuals were murdered Wednesday night in Juarez, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. One victim was found in the El Marques district gagged with a plastic bag and hands bound. Another victim was found dead in a barrio in Infona Casas Grandes district. A third was found shot to death in the Azteca district.
- Five women were shot to death and 14 others were wounded in an ambush of a bus near Porvenir, Chihuahua early Thursday morning, say Mexican press accounts. The bus was a carrying female employees of an Eagel ottawa factory in the Valle de Juarez municipality (county) when it was attacked by armed suspects.
- A man was found dead and in a state of decomposition in Mexicali, Baja California Wednesday, say Mexican press accounts. Juan Antonio Mejia 47 was found on Avenida La Joya in the La Mesa delegation hands bound with a wound on his neck.
- An unidentified woman was found shot to death in Tijuana, Baja California Wednesday night, say Mexican press accounts. The victim was found in the Arboledas district in the Los Pinos sub-delegation with multiple gunshot wounds. In another crime hours later two unidentified men were found stabbed in the Mariano Matamoros district. Both victims were reported still alive at press time.
- A man was found shot to death in Torreon, Coahuila Monday night, say Mexican press accounts. Arturo Gomez Sanchez, 33 was found just outside his ex-wife's home just after he left his children to her custody on calle Valle Escondido in the Monte Real district shot six times.
From the Wudn't-Us Department
A "narcopinta" message scrawled in Juarez says the Juarez Drug Cartel armed wing la Linea disclaimed responsibility for the massacre of five women in a factory worker commuter bus Wednesday night near Porvenir, Chihuahua. The message was found on a wall near the corner of calles Venezuela and 2 de Abril early Thursday morning.
Correction
In a previous story published in Rantburg.com, it was reported that the Sinaloa Drug Cartel linked armed group Artistas Asesinos was responsible for the Friday night massacre of 14 young people at a party in Juarez. Subsequent reports, although not from the same source, credit Los Aztecas also Sinaloa tied armed group for the massacre. It is unknown as of this post which group is responsible for the shooting, only that one of the two were responsible. |
