18 Die in Northern Mexico
Eighteen individuals were murdered on drug and gang related violence which included five men found shot to death in far western Sonora.
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- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Thursday evening, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. One victim was pursued on foot by armed suspects in front of a clinic near the intersection of calles Oscar Flores and Montes de Oca, forced to kneel down and shot. The second victim was found tortured, gagged with duct tape and dumped near the corner of calles Terceria and Camino Viejo.
- Two women were shot to death and a third was seriously wounded in an attack in a residence in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, say Mexican news accounts. The attack took place near the intersection of calles 30th and Samaniego in the Dale colony where armed suspects broke in and shot the victims in the living room, killing two instantly.
- A brother and a sister were shot to death in Juarez, according to Mexican news reports. Eustacio Aleman Zendejas and Maria de los Angeles were shot at a residence on calle Sembrador by a lone armed suspect. Reports say Zendejas was acquitted in 2007 for being an accomplice in the kidnapping and murder of a young child in 2005 because of lack of evidence.
- Five unidentified individuals were shot to death in Juarez, according to Mexican news accounts. The shooting took place a a tire repair shop near the junction of calles Aceña and Mezquital in the Mezquital colony where several armed suspects armed with assault rifles walked and started shooting employees and owners of the business. Investigators found more than 50 spent shell casings at the scene.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Friday, say Mexican news accounts. The victim was shot near the intersection of calles Santos Degollado and Division del Norte in the Vicente Guerrero colony. Reports say armed suspects aboard a Volkswagen Jetta sedan and a Ford Lobo pickup truck drove by the scene where officers had arrived and fired on the officers. The suspects escape following a chase.
- Five unidentified en were found shot to death in far western Sonora Saturday afternoon, according to Mexican news reports. The victims were found on Kilometer 36 of the Puerto Peñasco-Sonoyta road all shot once in the head and covered in two colored blankets.
- An unidentified man was found buried in a shallow grave on a remote site in Sonora. The victim was found halfway between Cananea and Nacozari on Rancho Santa Rosa Nuevo. Reports do not say how the victim died.
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