Thread: 8 gunned down at Mexican border city rehab center

8 gunned down at Mexican border city rehab center
Associated Press
Aug. 14, 2008, 3:45PM
29Comments CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Officials said today that gunmen killed eight people at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso.

Police say five others were wounded in the Wednesday night attack.

Police spokesman Cesar Ramirez says the people were listening to a pastor's sermon when the gunmen barged in and opened fire. He says police found 61 casings inside the center.

Ramirez says authorities are investigating and have made no arrests.

So far this year, officials say 787 people have been killed in Ciudad Juarez. Most of the killings have been drug-related.


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How nice......being gunned down during a sermon while in rehab.

Either someone the cartels were after was hiding out there, or they are trying to scare their customers into continuing to purchase their product.

Either someone the cartels were after was hiding out there, or they are trying to scare their customers into continuing to purchase their product.

Or...the gunmen were just taxpayers tired of seeing their dollars going for rehab of these people.