Young girl shot, killed during car chase in Juárez; 4 slain
By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 06/10/2008 12:37:46 AM MDT


A 13-year-old girl was killed Monday evening when a sport utility vehicle she was riding in was strafed with gunfire during a car chase in the San Lorenzo area, as the violence in Juárez showed no signs of slowing.
The girl, who according to some accounts was 12 years old, was apparently riding with members of her family who managed to survive, Channel 26-KINT (cable Channel 2) reported.

The girl was not identified.

The girl's death was part of a deadly day that included at least four other homicides and the posting of a new death threat list titled "Para los que siguen de vivos" (For those still alive) naming state investigators.

In a pre-dawn incident Monday, a man was found alive but severely beaten after apparently being left for dead wrapped in a blanket and tied with electric cable, investigators said.

In a separate shooting, two unidentified men riding in a Jeep Cherokee were killed when 37 shots were fired from another moving vehicle at 1 p.m. Monday on Avenida Gomez Morin.

In related news, the Mexican army recently arrested three men and seized more than a ton of marijuana after a car chase that lead to a home in the 3100 block of Buena Ventura street in the Anahuac neighborhood.

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







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