9 men killed as Juárez violence continues
By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 05/30/2008 12:00:00 AM MDT


Violence continued to rage Wednesday night and Thursday in Juárez as at least nine more men were shot dead and the ankle of a 7-year-old girl was nearly severed in a shooting that wounded several members of her family.
Four unidentified men were shot and killed when shooters unloaded 84 rounds Thursday afternoon outside a butcher shop in the Division del Norte area of the city, state police said. In addition, a double homicide occurred near the community of Barreales outside Juárez.

Before dawn Thursday, two unidentified men who had been shot several times died outside the emergency room of the general hospital.

In a separate incident, it was unclear whether the family of a girl, identified by police as Berenice Alanis Mata, was targeted or merely caught in the crossfire Wednesday night when 35 shots were fired in the Praderas de los Alamos neighborhood.

Television news aired graphic video of Berenice and relatives driving up in private vehicles and bleeding heavily at Clinica 66 medical center. Investigators said Maria Guadalupe Mata Luna and Luis Armando Mata Luna were in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds. Juan Gerardo Alanis Olararan had wrist and leg wounds.

In connection with the case, investigators seized a black 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe on Palacio de Mitla and Yepomera streets.

Also Wednesday night, the body of an unidentified man, who had been shot several times, was found face-down on a dirt lot with a sign stating, "This is for the



(idiots) who keep working with that (expletive) El Chapo ... From La Linea."
Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman is the reputed leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel that is at war with La Linea, or the drug cartel in Juárez.

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




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