7 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of seven individuals lost their lives in drug and gang related violence in northern Mexico including a woman shot to death dropping her child off at kindergarten.
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- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Wednesday afternoon, say Mexican press reports. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Tecnologico and Rivera Lara in the Del Rio store where armed suspects attacked a family riding their double cab Chevrolet pickup truck. The two victims were reportedly father and son. Two women and a child were also wounded in the attack
- A man was shot to death visiting a relative in Juarez Wednesday night, according to Mexican press reports. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Candelilla and Tapioca de Infonavit Ampliacion Aeropuerto district where armed suspects shot and killed Adan Garcia in front of his sister. Garcia was visiting from Los Angeles, California.
- An unidentified man was shot to death at a restaurant Thursday morning, according to Mexican news reports. The attack took place at the Vips San Lorenzo restaurant where the victim and his wife were having breakfast. Armed suspects walked into the eatery and shot the man as he tried to flee, then calmly walked out. Dozens of patrons witnessed the attack.
- An unidentified woman was shot to death and another was wounded in front of a kindergarten Thursday morning, say Mexican press accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Pradera de TemorÃÂs and Pradera de la Sierra where two female armed suspects riding aboard a truck fired on the woman and her female companion. The driver, who died in the gunfire, was dropping her child off at kindergarten for the day.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death early Thursday morning in Tijuana, Baja California. The victim was found in the Granjas Familiares district in San Antonio de los Buenos.
- A man was shot to death while driving his SUV in China, Nuevo Leon, according to Mexican new reports. Pablo Gonzalez Garcia, 34, was found dead near Calle Padre Mier between calles Madero and Pino Suärez near downtown China, shot several times. The victim was killed only a short distance from his home.
- Mexican Federal agents rescued a kidnap victim in Juarez, say Mexican press reports. The raid took place near the intersection of calles Zihuatanejo and Isla Nueva Zelanda in the Plutarco Elias Calles district, where agents raided a residence. Suspects in the abduction managed to escape through the roofs of nearby homes. Agents seized drugs and munitions, as well as a Ford Explorer SUV, a Ford Taurus sedan and three motorcycles.
- Mexican Federal agents thwarted an armed robbery at a local mall, say Mexican news accounts. The robbery attempt took place when three armed suspects entered an unidentified store in the Rio Grande Mall threatening cashiers. Mall security guards alerted nearby police who then closed on the location. A fight took place in the mall which spilled into the parking lot where agents tackled and arrested the suspects near a Ford Explorer they were apparently using. Agents found handguns inside the vehicle.
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