Two doctors killed in shooting outside Juárez home

by Denisse Rauda / El Paso Times
Posted: 08/21/2011 09:10:25 AM MDT

Two doctors were shot and killed Saturday morning outside their home in Juárez, officials said.

One of the doctors worked at the Cereso prison, the site of a bloodbath last month in which 17 inmates were killed and 72 others were wounded when gang members opened fire with automatic weapons.

The victims were identified as Ana MarÃ*a Cisneros, 55, and Melquiades RodrÃ*guez, 51. Cisneros worked at the Social Security Hospital and Rodriguez worked at the prison. Officials said the doctors may have been married to each other.

The motive for the shootings is not known.

Officials said the couple was either arriving home and about to leave when gunmen shot them.

So far this month, 14 women have been killed in Juárez.

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