26 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of 26 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence in northern Mexican states including as former police officer shot to death at a Walmart in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora. Reports are from various Mexican news accounts.
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- Two unidentified individuals were shot to death and burned Monday. The victims, both local students, were aboard a Chevrolet pickup truck when the driver shot and killed them both. The driver crashed the truck near the intersection of calles Sierra and Jarudo Poniente in the Candelarias colony, exited the vehicle, doused it with gasoline and set it afire..
- Three armed robbery suspects were hurt in a car crash after they attempted to flee Mexican Federal agents Monday in Juarez. The suspects robbed a convenience store at gunpoint, then fled with Policia Federal officers in pursuit. The chase ended near the corner of calles Hacienda del Retiro and Yepomera in the Hacienda de las Torres Universidad colony where the Ford Aerostar was wrecked by federal agents. Two of the suspects were hurt in the crash. Police found cash and a plastic toy gun used in the robbery.
- An attempt to release a prisoner from a hospital in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Monday has left two dead. The rescue took place at the Hospital Central on calle Rosales where three armed suspects dismounted from a Nissan Altima and entered the hospital to free a prisoner transferred there to receive medical attention. Police counterfire hit two of the suspects while a third escaped the area despite an combined ground and air search. Dead are James Balderrama and Victor Ivan Gandara Escarcega. Later news reports said that the intended target of the rescue, Sergio Balderrama, later died in the attempt. Sergio was being held in the Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) in Achilles Serdan for trial on kidnapping charges.
- A shootout in Chihuahua, Chihuahua has left two unidentified police officers wounded and two armed suspects wounded. The shooting took place on calle Santos Degollado in the Barrio Alto where armed suspects aboard a Jeep Cherokee fired on two Policia Ministerial officers. The officers returned fire hitting the suspects and forcing them to flee. The police managed to escape further harm by ducking into nearby cover.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in Juarez Tuesday. The shooting took place near the intersection of calles José Amador de los Rios and Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the Infonavit Casas Grandes colony where armed suspects aboard a pickup truck fired on the victims at a residence, killing both.
- An unidentified man in his 20s was shot to death in Juarez. The victim was shot at five times by an armed suspects aboard a vehicle near the corner of calles Juchitan and Centauro.
- Five unidentified men were found shot to death near Santa Isabel, Chihuahua Wednesday morning. The victims were found on the carretero Santa Isabel–Riva Palacio, all shot several times.
- An man was shot to death in Juarez Wednesday morning.The victim was shot at El Pelon's tire shop near the junction of calles Cuaco and Durango and is identified as Adrian Briones Gonzalez. The tire shop has previously been the scene of shootings in the past.
- A former police officer and a 10 year old boy were shot to death at a Walmart in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora Tuesday morning. Rodolfo Woolfolk Portillo, 38, was killed by armed suspects in the parking lot of the store as he was getting into his Nissan Altima. Alfonso Ramirez Piña, 10, was having a hamburger at a nearby McDonald's with his grandparents when a stray shot stuck and killed him at the scene. Woolfolk Portillo was formerly a police officer for Navajoa, Sonora.
- A man and a woman were found shot to death in Tijuana, Baja California Monday, according to the Mexican daily La Cronica. Julio Fabricio Luna Ruiz was found shot to death on calle Loreto in the Buenos Aires Sur colony with 16 spent 9mm shell casings nearby. On calle Alcatraz in the Los Girasoles colony, Gilda Ramirez Hernandez was found shot to death. Six .40 caliber spent shell casings were found nearby.
- An unidentified individual was found immolated in Venustiano Carranza colony December 26th. Three other victims in the previous week were also found in Baja California, one in Valle de Mexicali colony and two in the ejido Plan de Ayala. State law enforcement officials are still investigating if the killings are linked.
- Three men were found shot to death in Atascaderos, Chihuahua Tuesday. The victims were found dumped on the carretera Parral-Guadalupe y Calvo after an anonymous tips led police to the location. The dead are identified as Baltazar Rodriguez, 33, Aurelio Diaz, 31, and Alberto de la Rocha, de 33. Police found several spent shell casings for AK-47 and AR-15 assault rifles, and for .308 NATO rifles.
- Four unidentified individuals were found shot to death near the town of Yoquivo, Chihuahua Monday night. One of the victims were decapitated. Spent shell casings for AK-47 assault rifles, and .45 caliber weapons were found near the scene.
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