Ten More Dead in Chihuahua Friday, One in Juarez Today
Eleven more people were found victims of gun violence in Chihuahua, Mexico, Friday, including a find of five corpses in the city of Chihuahua.
A CIPOL agent visiting his nephew in Juarez repelled an assassination attempt Saturday morning by elements of organized crime but not before the nephew was shot, according to Mexican press reports. Reports say the nephew died later that morning.
The attack took place in the El Granjero district of Juarez near Garambullo and Mostaza streets at 0900 hrs.
Two men were found bound, gagged and shot to death Saturday on the Ojinaga-Chihuahua highway near Ojinaga, Chihuahua. About 15 9mm spent casings were found near the bodies, according to news reports. Investigators speculated the men died as a result of a busted drug deal.
Five people were found dead in the city of Chihuahua in two separate incidents, according to Mexican press reports.
Police received a call Friday afternoon about a number of bodies found behind the Westin Sovereign in Chihuahua. Investigators found four bodies piled on the sidewalk, bound, tortured and shot to death. One of the victims appeared to be newlywed. Conflicting stories by witnesses said the victims were dumped there while others said they heard shots.
In the second incident, one man was found shot dead in his home in the wealthy district of Chihuahua known as Residencial Campestre near the intersection of Camino al Campestre and Virginia. According to the translation, when the victim opened the door to see if vehicles were being robbed, he was shot, and the shooters escaped easily.
Three men were murdered in the middle of a wedding ceremony in a Catholic Church Friday evening in Juarez, according to Mexican press reports. According to witnesses, gunmen broke into the church, at ValentÃÂn Fuentes and Simona Barba streets and shot the groom and two of his godfathers. One guest attempted to intervene but was met with gunfire.
According to the reports, a quantity of police and army elements characterized as in the hundreds cordoned off the area for almost two hours following the assassinations. As the dead lay in the doorway the killers escaped the scene aboard several vehicles. |