Eight people killed in Juárez in less than 24 hours

by Marisela Ortega Lozano / El Paso Times
Posted: 10/23/2011 05:11:09 PM MDT

At least eight people were killed in five separate incidents in Juárez between midnight Saturday and early Sunday, according to police reports.

On Sunday morning, two brothers were shot and killed at a Juárez south home, according to Chihuahua state police in Juárez. Enrique Vaquera Saucedo 30 died at the scene. His brother, José de Jesús Vaquera, 33, was pronounced dead at a local hospital, authorities said.

Police recovered 52 bullet casings from an AK-47 and a 9 mm was found at 3206 Sol De La Aldea St. in the Praderas del Sol neighborhood. Authorities also seized a black 1998 Jeep Cherokee from the scene.

Also on Sunday, a couple, Ã