Body found in Juárez with tattoos of "Alpine Street" gang

By Marisela Ortega Lozano / El Paso Timeselpasotimes.com
Posted: 03/13/2012 10:46:58 AM MDT

An unidentified man, with tattoos of the "Alpine Street" gang on his abdomen, was found shot to death in Juárez Monday afternoon, Chihuahua Attorney General's officials said.

The victim, in his mid 40s, was lying in the middle of the street at Batopilas and Carlos Adame Streets, Anáhuac neighborhood, officials said.

He sustained several gun shot wounds to his body, according to forensic experts.

Seven .40 caliber bullet casings were recovered from the scene.

According to POLICE Magazine - Police News for the Law Enforcement Community website, the "Alpine Street Gang" was founded in 1909, in Los Angeles.

Marisela Ortega Lozano maybe reached at mortega@elpasotimes.com; 542-6077.

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