Nine Die in Northern Mexico
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Nine individuals died in ongoing drug and gang violence in northern Mexico which included the murder of a cousin of Chihuahua governor-elect Cesar Duarte.
- An unidentified man was shot to death in Juarez Monday afternoon, according to Mexican press reports.
The assault took place in the Quintas Montecarlo district on Avenida Imperio at the Juärez exit. The shooters were riding aboard a Dodge Caravan, and they fled along with at least two other vehicles after the shooting.
- Five unidentified men were shot to death in three separate crimes Monday night, according to the Mexican daily La Polaka. Two brothers were shot to death near the intersection of calles Durango and Oaxaca in the Morelos II district by a lone gunman firing a revolver. George and Antonio RamÃÂrez Orozco died at the scene and were identified by their father.
Thee men were shot to death in southern Juarez in two separate crimes in the Hacienda de las Torres Universidad district.
- A man said to be the cousin of Chihuahua Governor-elect Cesar Duarte was murdered in Parral, Chihuahua Monday, say Mexican press reports. Alberto Porras Duarte was shot in front of law offices he had with partners in Parral, in southern Chihuahua. Cesar Duarte is currently on vacation in Japan.
- A man was shot to death in Empalme, Sonora Sunday, according to Mexican press reports. Javier Martin Rodriguez, 27, was shot near the intersection of calles Reforma and Nicoläs Bravo, when a group of armed suspects riding a Dodge Nitro hunted the victim down and killed him. Investigators at the scene say AR-15 assault rifles were used in the attack.
- An unidentified man as shot to death in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Tuesday night, say Mexican press reports. The assault took place near the intersection of calles Elvira RenterÃÂa and Medallones in the Alfonso Reyes district in front of a grocery store. witesses say the shooters were aboard four vans with tinted windows.
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