10 Die in Northern Mexico, Nine More in Durango
Ten people in northern Mexican states were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence which included four people shot to death at a popular nightspot in Juarez.
Nine people died in Durango during an attack on a drug rehabilitation center today in Gomez Palacios in northern Durango.
- Two unidentified men were shot and two more were wounded in front of an automotive service facility in Juarez Friday afternoon, according to Mexican news reports. The victims were coming out of the Rapidito's Bip Bip store near the intersection of calles Norzagaray and Arroyo de las VÃÂboras.
Witnesses say the shooters were riding aboard several pickup trucks, and they fled the scene after the attack. Two men were killed at the scene while another two were wounded.
- Two unidentified women were shot to death late Friday night in separate crimes in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, according to Mexican news reports. The victims were handcuffed and shot dead on Calle Mirador, in the Los Arquitos district.
- Three men and one woman were shot to death in front of several witnesses in a popular nightclub in Juarez early Saturday morning, say Mexican news reports. The victims were sitting at the same table in the Bar Habana de la Gómez Morin on Avenida Gämez Morin at the Plaza El Trigal commercial center, when armed suspects walked in and shot at the group. Three men and a woman died at the table while a fifth victim was taken to the hospital.
All the victims were in their 20s and two were said to be college students.
- Agents with the Baja California state PolicÃÂa Estatal Preventiva (PEP) seized six assault rifles and nearly a kilo of "ice" in a search in Mexicali Friday just after noon, say Mexican press reports. PEP agents are synonymous with a major crime detective squad.
The PEP agents were dispatched to a location on Avenida República de Chile in the Cuauhtémoc district because of reports are armed suspects in the area. The agents found a residence with the door destroyed and a suitcase dropped in front. Inside the agents found tupperware containers with the drugs.
Inside the residence, agents found six AK-47 assault rifles, 355 cartridges and ten magazines. No suspects were found or arrested.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in their car at a construction site south of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, say Mexican news reports. Reports say the two were trying to sneak into a construction site near the intersection of Nacional highway and calle Capital Mederos south of Monterrey, when they were attacked by a group of armed suspects.
- Nine unidentified individuals were shot to death at a drug rehabilitation center in Durango today, say Mexican news reports. The victims were at the Living Force Group, which is a private facility. More than 40 people total stay at the center and were unharmed in the attack.
The attack began at 1400 hrs. Investigators at the scene found 59 spent cartridge casings for AR-15 assault rifles.
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