Thread: MEX: Man Slain in Juarez Club - Soldiers will LEAVE in Sept

Man is slain while inside Juárez club (5:26 a.m.)
By Daniel Borunda / For the Sun-News
Posted: 04/20/2009 05:26:55 AM MDT


A man was gunned down inside the VZO nightclub in Juárez late Saturday night as part of a rash of killings during the weekend.

Daniel Basilio Calvo Garcia, 33, was sitting at a table when he was shot multiple times by gunmen who fired 20 rounds inside the club on Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra street, Chihuahua state police said Sunday. There have been no arrests.

Despite a dozen killings since Thursday, homicides in Juárez are still below the rate prior to the arrival last month of Mexican military reinforcements.

There have been 37 homicides in April as of early Sunday evening, compared to 43 during the same period a month prior, according to an El Paso Times tally.

March finished with about 70 homicides, which was less than half of the 200 homicides recorded in February.

Soldiers are teamed up with municipal police patrols. The military also continues street checkpoints, vehicle inspections at the international bridges and anti-drug operations.

The military working within the city police, transit police and the Cereso prison are expected to leave Juárez in September, city officials said last week after a meeting with federal authorities in Mexico City.

There are about 7,000 soldiers and federal police officers in Juárez with 5,000 of them teamed with local law enforcement, city officials said.

"Part of the members (soldiers) that are with the police will withdraw. That has been the agreement from the start. But those that are fighting against organized crime will not leave," Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said.

Juárez officials said they are taking several steps to improve safety before the removal of the military. Juárez plans to grow the city police force to 3,000 members by the end of the year while continuing to purge officers suspected of corruption. Ninety transit officers were recently fired after failing polygraph exams.

The city also plans to get a new radio communication system for police and install a public safety camera system.

Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com; 546-6102.

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watch out for September if that is when they are leaving
because soon as they are gone, all those killings will be starting
all over again.... whatcha wanna bet