12 Die in Chihuahua
Twelve individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, including three unidentifird men shot to death by an armed group in the Mexico 68 district of Juarez.
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- Five unidentified individuals were shot to death in three separate crimes in Juarez Monday evening, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. The first crime took place near the intersection of calles Indonesia and Rusia in the Aeropuerto district where a group of 20 armed suspects riding in a four vehicle convoy shot and killed a couple riding in a Cadillac Escalade. The second crime took place near the intersection of calles Namibia and Indonesia in the Campestre Virreyes district where two individuals were shot to death. The third crime took place in the Aeropuerto district where a victim was found shot to death in a garage.
- An unidentified wheelchair bound man was shot to death in Juarez Monday evening, say Mexican news accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Tapioca and Jilotepec in southern Juarez where armed suspects shot the man to death and left a poster board with message the victim was killed because he was a "hawk" who worked for "Shorty", a reference to Joaquin Guzman Loera, boss of the Sinaloa drug gang, the Juarez drug gang's chief competitor in Chihuahua.
- An unidentified man was shot to death and a female companion was seriously wounded in a shooting in Juarex late Monday night, say Mexican press sources. The couple were found near the intersection of calles Veracruz and Morelia in the Colinas del Norte. The couple had apparently been abducted a short time before being shot and dumped.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Tuesday, say Mexican news reports. The shooting took place at an abandoned warehouse near the intersection of calles Internacional and Rio Verde in the Rio Bravo district, roughly 400 meters from the Zaragoza International Bridge. A third victim, an unidentified female, was wounded in the attack.
- Three unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Tuesday afternoon, according to Mexican press sources. The attack took place near the intersection of calles Lauro Gomez and Lenin in the Mexico 68 district where dozens of armed suspects reportedly went into the backyard of a residence where the three victim were working to repair a vehicle, and shot them to death. Mexico 68 is a heavy gang district in Juarez.
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