Thread: Three entrants killed northwest of Tucson identified

Three entrants killed northwest of Tucson identified as Guatemalan, Mexicans
By Alexis Huicochea
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 02.27.2007

Three illegal entrants who were killed earlier this month by bandits northwest of Tucson have been identified as residents of Guatemala and Mexico, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said on Tuesday.

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, which occurred Feb. 8, and authorities still ask that anyone with information call 88-CRIME, the anonymous tip line of the Pima County Attorney's Office.
The deceased were identified with assistance from the Mexican Consulate and the Guatemalan Consulate after reviewing documents that some of the victims had and determining if they were real or fraudulent, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, a sheriff's department spokeswoman.

The identifications were made recently and are as follows:
The man found on Silverbell Road was Rudy Ottoniel Raxuleu-Castro, 29, of Guatemala.

The man found in the pickup truck in the desert was Cesar Mora Lopez, 18, of Mexico.

The woman found in the pickup truck in the desert was 40-year-old Juana Juarez Gonzales of Mexico.

At the time, officials gave the following description of the series of events that unfolded near the Silverbell Mine Road area that also left two wounded.

Early that morning, a stolen Dodge pickup was taking a group of illegal entrants across the Tohono O'odham Reservation when a group of bandits tried to stop the truck but opened fire when the driver refused to do so.

After being struck, the truck continued on but went out of control and went off the roadway. At least four people ran off, dragging Raxuleu-Castro who had been shot in the head and leaving behind Lopez and Gonzales.

The guide, or the coyote, was shot in the hand and went another direction. Pedro Luis Beltran, 21 of Mexico, was arrested.

The other three who were dragging Raxuleu-Castro's body were picked up but then abandoned when the driver realized the seriousness of their injuries.

A rancher found the three survivors and called 911.

At the time, officials said the incident demonstrated the measures bandits will take to steal loads of humans or drugs.

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It's really sad that these three "illegal entrants" didn't use the money they paid their smuggler to begin the legal immigration process.

Originally Posted by had_enuf

It's really sad that these three "illegal entrants" didn't use the money they paid their smuggler to begin the legal immigration process.

They don't want to be legal. They want to steal America and make it Mexico.