35 Die in Northern Mexico
A total of 35 individuals were killed in ongoing drug and gang related violence in northern Mexican states, including five men shot to death in the Cerro de la Cruz colony in Chihuahua, Chihuahua.
- A woman in Juarez Achilles, Chihuahua was run over and killed by a prison guard Tuesday. Maria de Jesus del Socorro Nieto Sapien was attempting to enter the Juarez Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) for visiting hours when she was hit by a minivan driven by Andres Adame Villa on Calle Barranco Azul. Adame Villa was arrested at the scene.
- A Chihuahua state police agent was shot to death by his wife in a domestic dispute in Chihuahua, Chihuahua early Tuesday morning. Cesar Guevara was arguing with his unidentified wife when she grabbed the gun, put it to his head and fired. The shooting took place at the couple's residence near the intersection of calles Lopez Mateos and 15th in the Villa Juarez colony.
- One man was shot to death and two others were wounded in a shooting in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday. The victims were travelling aboard their Dodge Neon when they were fired on by armed suspects aboard a van, and initiated a pursuit, which ended near the intersection of avenidas Niños Heroes and Colon. Jaime Gilberto Valencia died just after reaching a medical clinic, while the other two unidentified men were treated at local clinics.
- A prison break ended with one unidentified prison guard shot to death and four others wounded in Juarez Wednesday. The Ford Econoline van used to transport the prisoners from the CERESO in Juarez to a Chihuahua state operated facility in the south came under gunfire in an ambush near the intersection of calles Tecnologico and Oscar Flores in the Granjas colony, and was forced off the road. Yahir Martinez died a short time later while receiving medical attention. Three prisoners escaped with the shooters.
- A man was shot to death and immolated in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday. Pedro Acosta Holguin, 60, was found near the intersection of calles 63rd and Aldama in the Popular colony.
- An unidentified suspected carjacker was shot to death by municipal police in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday. The suspect was aboard a vehicle he and two other accomplices had stolen minutes before they were intercepted by Chihuahua municipal police near the intersection of calles Yucatan and Vialidad de Sacramento. The two other suspects escaped aboard a Nissan sedan.
- An unidentified woman was shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Wednesday. Reports say armed suspects aboard a Nissan Altima and two other SUVs fired on the victim near the intersection of calles 55th and Degollado in the Tiradores colony.
- Five unidentified individuals were shot to death in four separate incidents in Juarez Wednesday evening, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka.
- A man was shot on Calle Granja.
- Two individuals were shot to death near the intersection of Ruanda and Gambia in the Infonavit Oasis colony.
- One man was shot to death near the intersection of calles Eje Vial and Granjas.
- One man was shot to death near the corner of calles Toronja Roja and Sorgo.
- Three unidentified men were shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Thursday. The victims were at a residence near the intersection of calles Rio Aros and Gonzalez Cossio in the Paseo Vallarta colony when armed suspects travelling aboard a three vehicle convoy fired on them. Reports say 60 spent cartridge casings from AK-47 and AR-15 assault rifles were found at the scene.
- Two unidentified men were shot to death in two separate incidents in Juarez Thursday, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka.
- A man was shot to death near the intersection of calles Antimonio and Maria Martinez.
- A man was shot to death in the Mexico 68 colony near railroad tracks.
- Two unidentified individuals were shot to death and three others were wounded in a shooting in Juarez Thursday. Armed suspects came to a location on Periferico la Juventud and shot the five in the street.
- A Juarez municipal police officer was shot to death Friday. Lozano Salas was aboard his GMC Tahoe SUV near the intersection of calles Platino and Carranza in the Aldama colony when he was attacked by armed suspects who were travelling in vehicles.
- An unidentified man was found beaten and stabbed to death near Chihuahua, Chihuahua Friday. The victim had been dumped near Cuervos de Pericos on the Chihuahua-Juarez highway. Cuervos de Pericos is a known dumping ground for murders in the area.
- Five unidentified men were shot to death at a residence in Juarez Friday. The victims were in a garage at a home near the intersection of calles 66 and Ochoa in the Rosario colony when armed suspects aboard exited two pickup trucks and began firing. Reports say AR-15 and AK-47 assault rifles were used in the shooting.
- An unidentified man was found shot to death in northern Chihuahua city Friday. The victim was found on Avenida Veneceramos where it intersects with an arroyo. Four 9mm spent shell casings were found at the scene.
- Five unidentified individuals were shot to death in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Friday. The victims were at a residence on Calle Ochoa in the Cerro de la Cruz colony when they were attacked by armed suspects using AK-47 assault rifles.
- Two unidentified men said to be mechanics were shot to death in a remote area on the Casa Grandes highway near Juarez Friday. The victims were in a workshop on calle Hortensia Licon in the Villa Esperanza colony when they were shot.
- A man was shot to death in San Carlos Nuevo Guyamas, Sonora Thursday night. Fermin Lara Lopez, 34, was with friends near the intersection of Bulevar Beltrones and Calle Satelite when armed suspects riding aboard a Volkswagen Jetta shot and killed him.
- A Mexican Army unit in Juarez found and arrested two men said to be shooters in Wednesday's prison break. The suspects were found aboard a sean two kilometers from the scene of the break on avenida Las Granjas Poniente in the Santa Elena colony.
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