Thread: Outrage in El Monte, CA. over abduction, execution in Mexico

Outrage in El Monte over abduction, execution of popular school board member in Mexico

January 1, 2010 | 9:15 am

Residents in El Monte expressed outrage today over the killing of a 33-year-old school board member who was abducted and killed along with five other men during a holiday vacation in Durango, Mexico, this week.

"I hope this focuses people's attention on the senseless killings taking place in Mexico right now," said El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero, 34, who was close friends with slaying victim Agustin Roberto “Bobbyâ€

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January 1, 2010 | 3:47 pm

As family, friends and elected officials in El Monte gathered today to mourn one of their community’s rising civic stars, many said the killing this week of school board member Agustin “Bobbyâ€