Four unidentified armed suspects were shot to death and another five individuals were wounded in what appears to be an intergang shootout in Juarez, Chihuahua Thursday night, according to the Mexican news daily La Polaka in a late Thursday night posting.One of the wounded was reportedly a female passerby.
The firefight took place at about 2100 hrs near the intersection of avenidas Montes Urales and Tecnologico in the La Cuesta colony.
Police arriving on the scene arrested three unidentified individuals and seized four abandoned vehicles. Police also seized several handguns left in the seized vehicles.
Reports say AK-47 assault rifles were used in the firefight. At least 150 rounds had been fired in the encounter.
The shootout took place as part of a vehicle pursuit between two armed groups,which ended near the intersection of calles Manuel J. Clouthier and Tecnologico, where an abandoned GMC Envoy SUV was found with two dead victims inside.
Another shooting in Villa Juarez colony near the intersectioon of calles 5 de Mayo and Pino Suarez took place about 30 minutes before.
Armed suspects fired AK-47 and AR-15 assault rifles into a residence before fleeing the scene. No one was reported hurt in the incident.
A total of 43 rounds were fired in the assault.