21 Die in northern Mexico
A total of 21 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence siunce last Sunday in northern Mexico inclduign two Juarez police officers shot to death Sunday.
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- Three individuals were found murdered in a motel in Juarez Sunday, say Mexican press accounts. The victims, two men and a woman, were found aboard a double cab pickup truck outside the La Vuesta Hotel. Two of the victims were strangled, while one was shot to death.
- Two Juarez municipal police officers were shot to death Sunday morning in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. Blanca Jessica Martinez Puentes, 23 and Cesar Augusto Martinez Hernandez, 24, were shot while aboard a a vehicle parked at a shopping mall near the intersection of calles Ejercito Nacional and Diego de Alcala. Both officers had been with the police just a little more than a year.
- An inmate at a Chihuahua Centro de Readaptacion de Social(CERESO) in Juarez was found dead in his cell Sunday, according to Mexican press accounts. Etni Salido Morales, 45, was found dead five hours after bed check. No other information was released.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death in Juarez Sunday, according to Mexican news reports. The victim was found with several gunshot wounds in an area known as Cerro del Caballo.
- An unidentified woman was found dead in Juarez Tuesday morning, according to Mexican news accounts. The victim was found inside her home near the intersection of Viaducto and Nacozari in the Juarez colony. Reports do not say how she died.
- One unidentified man was shot to death and another wounded in Nogales, Sonora Tuesday, according to Mexican press accounts. The victims were shot in the Colinas del Sol colony east of Nogales.
- One unidentified man was shot to death and another was wounded in Tijuana, Baja California Thursday night, according to Mexican press accounts. The shooting took place near the corner of calle Tampico and Laguna Salada in the Santos colony when two armed suspects aboard a sedan fired on the two victims.
- Two inmates were stabbed to death in a prison in Torreon, Coahuila, say Mexican news reports. José Carlos Lavin Velazco, 18, and José Alfredo Franco Torres, 20, entered the Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) only a few days ago for aggravated burglary before they were found stabbed.
- Five individuals were shot to death in Parral, Chihuahua last Sunday and Monday, according to the Mexican daily El Sol de Parral.
Raul Omar Gardea Villalobos, 27, was found shot to death on the Parral-Villa Matamoros road after an anonymous phone call led state police agents to the location. Several 9mm spent casing were found at the scene.
Gustavo Inocente Chavez Hernandez 31, was ambushed mid afternoon Sunday as he arrived at his home near the corner of Avenida Centauro and Calle Café in the Lopez Portillo colony by armed suspects. Several 7.62x39mm and .223 caliber spent cartridge casings were found at the scene.
On Sunday night an unidentified man in his 20s was found shot to death aboard a Ford Lobo pickup truck on the Privada Lago Erie in the San Antonio de las Huertas colony. Several 7.62x39mm spent casings were found at the scene.
Late Sunday night an unidentified man was found shot to death on calle Hacienda Apodaqueña in the El Potrero colony with multiple gunshot wounds.
Finally, on Monday morning a man was fond shot to death on the Parral-Santa Bárbara road Monday morning. Hector Cabrera Herrera, 29, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds and .223 spent casings nearby.
- Two unidentified men were found shot to death and incinerated aboard a truck in southern Chihuahua, say Mexican press accounts. The victims were found on the Yerbitas-Guadalupe y Calvo road aboard a Ford pickup truck. One of the victims was identified as Sergio Escarcega Regulus Ruiz, 26. Reports say a 9mm pistol and magazine was found with the remains.
- Two young men were shot to death in a suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Monday night, say Mexican news accounts. Josué Eleuterio Tenorio Lara, 19, and Saul Montes Valenzuela were shot as they were walking in a park near the intersection of Rio Trinidad and Rio TaquÃn in the Dos Rios colony of Guadalupe by armed suspects aboard a white SUV. In an attempt to flee the area following the shooting, the driver crashed into a powerline pole and knocked out power to the area. The suspects then hijacked a car to escape the area. Tenorio Lara was identified as the son of a female Guadalupe police officer. Reports say Tenorio Lara had several envelopes containing cocaine n his person when he died.
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