Statistical note: The count is of those described in his compilation. The total for northern Mexico is about 21 people killed.
Fourteen Dead in Northern Mexico
Fourteen people were murdered in gang and drug related violence in northern Mexican states, including a Sonora PEI agent and six people massacred late Saturday night at a house party in Juarez.
- An unidentified man shot to death and his female companion was wounded in Juarez Saturday evening, say Mexican press reports. The assault took place near the intersection of calles Fernando de la Fuente and Yepomera in the Hacienda las Torres district. The couple were riding a Ford Explorer when they were shot.
- Armed suspects intercepted an armored truck on a highway near Chihuahua city Friday night getting away with about $431,000 in cash and securities. The armor truck was owned by the SEPSA compamy.
The attack took place on the 94 Km. Marker of the Chihuahua-Parral highway at about 2000 hrs. Armed suspects riding aboard a Nissan Altima rode up to the vehicle and opened fire forcing the vehicle to a halt. While the guards took refuge in the cab of the vehicle, the suspects cleared the truck of cash and documents, all the while with the guards calling for help over radio.
At the scene investigators found 38 spent cartridge casings for AK-47, eight for AR-15 rifles, plus three casings for a .308 armor piecing round and two for a 12 gauge shotgun.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death and a third wounded in an attack in Juarez Sunday afternoon, according to Mexican news reports. The shooting took place near the intersection of calles Sierra Madre del Sur and Oscar Flores after two people were picked up from the bus station. The attack forced the Chevrolet to crash.
- Eleven people were murdered in six separate incidents late Saturday night to early Sunday morning, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. One person was shot to death on calle Ejido in the Melchor Ocampo district.
One was shot to death each near the intersections of calles Ponciano Arriaga and Limon, calles Oscar Flores and Montes Urales, calles Durango and Henequen, and one in the Valle de Juärez district.
A house party near the intersection of calles Papaya and Avena was interrupted when an armed suspect burst inside and shot six people to death.
- A Sonora Policia Estatal Investigadora (PEI) agent was shot to death Saturday night in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, according to Mexican news reports. José Octaviano Bringas Serrano, de 38, was shot riding in his personal Volkswagen Jetta near the intersection of calles Yaqui and Jalisco, in the Zona Norte district when armed suspects riding aboard a black pickup truck fired on the agent killing him.
Investigators found several spent cartridge casings for AK-47 assault rifles at the scene.
Serrano's death is the second shooting in two days a PEI agent and the second death of a PEI agent in four days. In total, five municipal and state police have been shot since June 22nd.
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