13 Die in Chihuahua Including Kidnapped Wedding Party
Thirteen people were killed in Chihuahua including three people of a kidnapped wedding party, according to Mexican press reports.
- The dead bodies of three men kidnapped in broad daylight during a wedding ceremony two days ago were found today. Investigators at the scene said the three men were executed.
The discovery was made in a bed of a Toyota truck in the Santa Rita district of Juarez.
The dead were identified by relatives include: Rafael Morales Valencia, the groom, 29; Jaime Morales Valencia, 25, the groom's brother and godfather; Guadalupe Morales Arriola, the groom's uncle and godfather, 51.
- Three men were found executed in two separate scenes in the Chihuahua 2000 district of Juarez, according to press reports.
According to two separate accounts, one of the men, Antonio Soto, alias "The Chinese", was found with a 9mm derringer tucked in his waistband. It is not known if he was killed by the same persons who killed the other two.
Two of the victims were found aboard a green Jeep Cherokee on Dostoyevski Avenue between Canutillo and De la Mancha avenues. Found at the scene were two other vehicles damaged in an apparent accident with the victims' vehicle, but were apparently abandoned in the aftermath.
- A 56 year old an was found shot dead Monday morning in Guadelupe y Calvo, Chihuahua, according to Mexican press reports.
Jesús Castañeda López was found in an alley shot more than nine times with a 9mm weapon.
- Two men were found executed late Monday night in the Läzaro Cärdenas district of Meoqui.
Jesús Manuel Cueto, 30, and Raúl Rogelio Anchondo Mares, 23, were found aboard two different vehicles, said investigators. The men had been shot multiple times.
About 100 spent rifle casings from AK-47 and .223 rifles were found at the scene.
- Two men police said were executed late Sunday night were found Monday, according to Mexican press reports.
Andrés Vargas Menchaca, 28, and another unidentified 27 year old were found shot to death near the intersection of Fosforo and Carburo streets in the district Juan Güereca, north of Juarez.
Investigators at the scene found 27 spent rifle casings, 26 from .223 rifle and one from .308 rifle.
- A man was found shot dead in his sand colored Nissan Sentra in front of a kindergarten, according to Mexican press reports.
The scene was at the Lago district of Juarez, near the intersection of La Raza and Lago de Paztcuaro.
The discovery had upset some young children and parents and was reported by one of the parents.
- The headless body of a businessman was found late Sunday night, according to Mexican press reports.
Luis Héctor Morales, 35, was found in the Fray GarcÃÂa de San Francisco district of Juarez on Custodio de la República street.
Other reports say the victim was the owner of a used auto parts store, known as Yonkee.
A gang of gunmen known as La Linea are known to decapitate their victims.
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