11 Die in Northern Mexican Violence
Eleven individuals died in northern Mexico in drug and gang related violence which included two Mexican Federal agents killed, and a Juarez municipal police officer wounded in an attack.
- An unidentified man was shot to death on a highway near Juarez Thursday afternoon, say Mexican news reports. The victim, known as the owner of an auto repair facility in Villahumada in Juarez, was lured to a remote location for an emergency service call on Km. Marker 275 of the Pan American highway where he was shot. The victim was found outside his Lincoln Towncar. Six spent shell casings were found nearby.
- Four unidentified people were shot to death and two more were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in Juarez, according to Mexican press accounts. The victims were found inside a residence near the intersection of calles Centenario and Rancho Mesteñas in the Jardines Residencial district. Investigators at the scene found more than 50 spent cartridge casings from rifles.
- Three unidentified men were shot to death Friday night in separate crimes, say Mexican news reports. Two of the victims were Mexican Federal agents who has gotten involved in a fight just after leaving a popular nightspot near the intersection of calles Francisco Marquez and Paseo Triunfo de la Republica.
The other victim was a man in his 30s who was a professional driver,and was found on Calle Camino Real in the Panfilo Natera district shot to death.
- Three men in their 20s were found shot to death in a highway near Chihuahua, Chihuahua Friday morning, according to Mexican news reports. Investigators at the scene at Km. Marker 905 on the Camargo to Ojinaga highway found only one AK-47 spent casing though all three victims has been shot numerous times.
- An unidentified Juarez municipal police officer was attacked by armed suspects near the Los Arcos Soriana department store, say Mexican news reports. The officer was patrolling the area on Avenida Tecnológico in the Vida Digna district when armed suspects riding aboard a Honda Accord opened fire on him.
The vehicle used in the attack later turned up on calle Arco de Drus abandoned from where police say the suspects fled on foot.
- An unidentified 44 year old man was wounded in an attack in Juarez, say Mexican news reports. Armed suspects riding aboard a black Chevrolot Equinox opened fire on the victim near the intersection of calles Blas Cano de los RÃÂos and Estrada de Bocanegra in the San Felipe district.
Investigators at the scene found at least eight spent cartridge casings from an AK-47 assault rifle. The victim was shot multiple times in the waist.
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