16 Die in Northern Mexico
Sixteen individuals were murdered in drug and gang violence in northern Mexican states, including the shooting death of three city employees of Guadalupe, Chihuahua.
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- An unidentified man was shot to death Tuesday in Juarez. The victim was pursued by armed suspects near the intersection of calles Cetufa and Anis in the Ampliacion Aeropuerto colony when he was shot numerous times with an AR-15 assault rifle.
- An auto repair shop was torched in what reports suggest was related to extortion. The building near the corner of calles Ciruela and Henequen in the El Granjero colony was adjacent to a church. No one was reported hurt in the arson. Reports also say that several establishments have been victims of extortion by organized crime in the colony.
- Three men were shot to death and a fourth was wounded in a shooting in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Tuesday night. Ricardo and Cesar Alquizo, 30 and 22, and Raul Gonzalez Portillo, 23, died at the scene on calle Rio Rhin while the fourth unidentified man escaped the area.
- Three men were shot to death and two others was wounded in two separate incidents in Parral, Chihuahua Tuesday night.
- One unidentfied man were shot to death and another was wounded in a Mitsubishi sedan in front of a taco stand at about 1820 hrs. The victims were near the corner of the Durango road and Calle del Libramiento in the Prolongación Independencia colony when a scuffle broke out and shots were fired. Several AK-47 and 9mm spent cartridge casings were found at the scene. Inside the sedan was found a .40 caliber automatic pistol with eight rounds, suggesting it was an intergang dispute.
- Two men were shot to death aboard a Volkswagen Jetta near a Walmart store. Antonio Martinez SolÃÂs Dan, 26, and Gerardo Rojas Miguel Rios were shot by armed suspects aboard at least two vehicles. The victims returned fire, but were overcome by assault rifle fire. An abandoned Toyota Camry sedan was found nearby with damage from gunfire. Several AK-47 assault rifle and .38 Super spent cartridge casings were found at both scenes. Reports suggest this shooting was also gang related.
- Three Guadalupe, Chihuahua city employees were shot to death Wednesday. Rodolfo Ramirez, 40, Gabriel Escobar and Manuela Lara Rodriguez were part of the city sanitation department, and were working in a park on Calle Chihuahua when armed suspects shot and killed them.
- An unidentified man was found dead in Hermosillo, Sonora Tuesday. The victim was found near the intersection of calles Delicias and Paseo Florido in the Las Quintas Nueva Galicia colony.
- Two unidentified men were found dead on a highway near Hermosillo, Sonora Tuesday. The victims were found on Highway 26 hands bound with tape, and partially decomposed.
- An unidentified man was found beaten to death in Tijuana, Baja California. The victim was found on Calle 16th in the El Pipila in the La Presa delegation.
- An elderly man was found strangled to death in his residence in Mexicali, Baja California. Rodolfo Garcia Orozco, 83, was found in his residence's bathroom on Calle Numancia in the Villas del Rey colony by family members. Reports suggest the murder was in connection to a home invasion.
- An unidentified Baja California PolicÃÂa Estatal Preventiva agent shot and killed a suspected robber Tuesday night in Tijuana, Baja California. The unidentified officer apparently intervened in an armed robbery of a taco stand on Avenida Acueducto in the Sanchez Taboada delegation, and shot one of three robbers, after the gang fired on him.
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