31 Die in Northern Mexico Violence
A total of 31 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence that included the shooting of five females in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
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- Four unidentified men were shot to death in two separate cries in Juarez Wednesday, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka. Two men were shot to death near the intersection of calles Ignacio Zaragoza and Ramon Rayon. Armed suspects riding aboard an SUV drove by the crime scene and fired on police agents deployed to the area, sparking a pursuit. The chase ended near the corner of Libramiento Independencia and Francisco Marquez in the Barrio Azul, where Mexican federal agents shot two suspects aboard the vehicle, killing both.
- Five unidentified men were shot to death in three separate cries in Juarez Wednesday night, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka. On the corner of calles Ramon Rayon and Armando B. Chavez two men riding aboard a Chevrolet sedan were shot to death. Near the corner of calles Batalla de Puebla and Oasis Revolucion in the Colinas del Sur colony a man was shot to death identified as Victor Guzman, by armed suspects. In the Del Rio colony, two men seeking refuge from a small arms attack were shot to death at a store called Del Rio. The attack stemmed from a kidnapping attempt on one of the victims.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Thursday,say Mexican press accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of bulevar Zaragoza and libramiento Independencia where the two victims were riding board their Honda Civic were shot to death by armed suspects aboard another compact sedan.
- Two completely burned skeletons were found buried in an area near Carborca, Sonora Thursday, say Mexican news accounts. The victims were found in an area known as Cerro Los Aguilar eight kilometers southeast of Vicente Guerrero de Caborca farm. .38 caliber spent casings were also found at the scene.
- A man was found shot to death in Tijuana late Thursday evening, according to Mexican press accounts. Luis Francisco Herrera, 19, was found shot aboard a Mercury brand vehicle near the corner of avenida Baja California and callejon Coahuila in Zona Norte in Tijuana. Several .40 caliber spent casings were found in the vehicle.
- Five females, four of the minors, were found murdered in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Tuesday night, say Mexican news accounts. The victims were found shot to death in a residence near the intersection of calles Mexico and Estados Unidos in the Solidaridad, Voluntad y Trabajo colony. Reports indicate AK-47 assault rifles were used in the shooting.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in an aera northeast of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, according to Mexican news accounts. The victim was shot near the corner of calles 21 de Marzo and Emiliano Zapata in the Nuevo Madero colony.
- A total of 11 individuals were found murdered in two separate crimes according to Mexican daily Milenio. In Jimenez, Tamaulipas about 97 kilometers from Ciudad Victoria, three men were found inside a vehicle parked at a gas station and two others about 200 meters away. Meanwhile in San Fernando municipality (county) six unidentified victims were found. Among the victims was found of Public Works of the City of San Fernando, Marco Samuel Herrera Rangel. San Fernando was the scene of the massacre of 72 Central American illegal aliens last sumer.
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