tony hipchest
08-22-2010, 11:47 PM
1 dead in Mexico shootout on border with El Paso
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMi5B2USfJStXxfqgWWr2xjRYpOgD9HO9SOO0
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A gunbattle erupted between Mexican police and gunmen near the Rio Grande on Saturday, killing one person and prompting U.S. authorities to close a highway that runs along the border in El Paso, Texas.
There were no reports of bullets crossing into the U.S. side, El Paso police Detective Mike Baranyay said.
The gunmen attacked a municipal police patrol on a boulevard in Ciudad Juarez next to the border river, said Ramon Salinas, a spokesman for Mexico's federal police.
The fighting escalated when federal police rushed to help, he said. One gunman was killed and three municipal police officers were wounded.
El Paso police closed that city's border highway for about 30 minutes because of the shooting. City police said the U.S. Border Patrol asked for the shutdown.
Doug Mosier, a spokesman for the Border Patrol, said Paisano Street was closed "in the interest of public safety." He said that to his knowledge, it was the first time a street in El Paso has been shut down because of a shooting in Mexico.
Traffic was halted on a stretch running from downtown El Paso to the city's northwest, passing the University of Texas-El Paso, which overlooks the border.
my brother teaches at UTEP and runs the art museum. he lives several blocks away, in the historic district of Sunland Heights. his house is literally a few hundered feet from I-10 and the rio grande that separate the US from mexico.
anyways his neighborhood was shut down because of this. he got some good video posted on his facebook. it was only 2 minutes of the 30 minute gunfight (said he eventually had to run for cover).
he said atleast 15 bullets crossed the boarder, and described it as an actual war zone.
Bullet strikes UTEP; Natalicio: Campus not target
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_15863324?source=pkg
UTEP police believe a stray bullet from Saturday's shootout in Juárez may have hit a campus building, and El Paso police are investigating a report that a stray bullet from the incident struck a vehicle in El Paso.
A single bullet struck Bell Hall on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso sometime Saturday night, UTEP President Diana Natalicio said. UTEP police believe the bullet may be related to to the shootout in Juárez.
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The El Paso properties are only several yards from the border in some places.
Roberto Cardona, a neighbor, was in his front yard stirring a pot of pork cracklings. A Rottweiler stood guard next to him.
"We worry about this all the time, but there isn't much we can do about stray bullets," Cardona said. "A couple of weeks ago, we watched a man carrying an AK-47 standing across the border while three of his friends tried to cross illegally. That's why I keep this big dog here, in case someone tries to break into the house."
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It was another violent weekend in Juárez. There were 16 homicides Saturday and another 16 on Friday, according to information from Chihuahua state police. There had been at least one more homicide by Sunday afternoon.sitting in the front yard cooking pork rinds. that is SO el paso. :chuckle:
suprisingly it is one of the safest cities in the US with only 3 reported homicides for the year so far.
death count for 2010 in juarez is up to 1800.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMi5B2USfJStXxfqgWWr2xjRYpOgD9HO9SOO0
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A gunbattle erupted between Mexican police and gunmen near the Rio Grande on Saturday, killing one person and prompting U.S. authorities to close a highway that runs along the border in El Paso, Texas.
There were no reports of bullets crossing into the U.S. side, El Paso police Detective Mike Baranyay said.
The gunmen attacked a municipal police patrol on a boulevard in Ciudad Juarez next to the border river, said Ramon Salinas, a spokesman for Mexico's federal police.
The fighting escalated when federal police rushed to help, he said. One gunman was killed and three municipal police officers were wounded.
El Paso police closed that city's border highway for about 30 minutes because of the shooting. City police said the U.S. Border Patrol asked for the shutdown.
Doug Mosier, a spokesman for the Border Patrol, said Paisano Street was closed "in the interest of public safety." He said that to his knowledge, it was the first time a street in El Paso has been shut down because of a shooting in Mexico.
Traffic was halted on a stretch running from downtown El Paso to the city's northwest, passing the University of Texas-El Paso, which overlooks the border.
my brother teaches at UTEP and runs the art museum. he lives several blocks away, in the historic district of Sunland Heights. his house is literally a few hundered feet from I-10 and the rio grande that separate the US from mexico.
anyways his neighborhood was shut down because of this. he got some good video posted on his facebook. it was only 2 minutes of the 30 minute gunfight (said he eventually had to run for cover).
he said atleast 15 bullets crossed the boarder, and described it as an actual war zone.
Bullet strikes UTEP; Natalicio: Campus not target
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_15863324?source=pkg
UTEP police believe a stray bullet from Saturday's shootout in Juárez may have hit a campus building, and El Paso police are investigating a report that a stray bullet from the incident struck a vehicle in El Paso.
A single bullet struck Bell Hall on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso sometime Saturday night, UTEP President Diana Natalicio said. UTEP police believe the bullet may be related to to the shootout in Juárez.
...
The El Paso properties are only several yards from the border in some places.
Roberto Cardona, a neighbor, was in his front yard stirring a pot of pork cracklings. A Rottweiler stood guard next to him.
"We worry about this all the time, but there isn't much we can do about stray bullets," Cardona said. "A couple of weeks ago, we watched a man carrying an AK-47 standing across the border while three of his friends tried to cross illegally. That's why I keep this big dog here, in case someone tries to break into the house."
...
It was another violent weekend in Juárez. There were 16 homicides Saturday and another 16 on Friday, according to information from Chihuahua state police. There had been at least one more homicide by Sunday afternoon.sitting in the front yard cooking pork rinds. that is SO el paso. :chuckle:
suprisingly it is one of the safest cities in the US with only 3 reported homicides for the year so far.
death count for 2010 in juarez is up to 1800.