5 men shot execution-style east of Juarez
By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Posted: 02/05/2009 03:08:23 PM MST

EL PASO - Five men were shot execution-style before dawn Thursday in the community of El Millon, east of Juárez across the Rio Grande from Fabens, Chihuahua state police said.

The men were lined up, their heads covered and their hands and feet bound by tape when they were shot in the back yard of a home, police said. The men, who had not been identified, were wearing pajama pants and underwear.

Some Juárez news outlets reported the men belonged to a family and were pulled out of a home while they slept.

Investigators said the men were killed by 11 rounds fired by a "military-style" small firearm.

The deaths are part of a wave of violence that has claimed more than 200 people in the Juárez area this year, including several decapitations and mass shootings in recent weeks.

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