BajaNomad - 3 killed in Ensenada Thurs, Sept 25

3 killed in Ensenada Thurs, Sept 25

bajabound2005 - 9-26-2008 at 07:19 AM

Cajones posted this yesterday on a differerent thread. Here's a link to the story in Spanish http://www.elvigia.net/noticias/?seccion=generales&id=46...

and below, a bad translation from Google.

In Cold Blood
Ensenada, B.C. - Yesterday, the story is sculpted with bullets. In broad daylight and in the tourist area of this port, a command of assassins murdered in cold blood three men were traveling aboard a truck from recent model, who topped with the coup de grace.

The performance was recorded this Thursday at 12:20 pm on Avenida Las Dunas, almost to arrive at the Boulevard in Sangin fractionation Playa Ensenada, just 100 meters from the premises of the Naval Military Region II, where depending on the version of Several witnesses, victims were ambushed.

Subjects who were killed gunned down in the area with high-powered weapons were identified as Ricardo Ibarra Rios (driver) aged 39, residing in the village of El Sauzal and Apolinar Rodriguez Rodriguez Cuevas (copilot) aged 35 , A native of Mazatlan, Sinaloa.

But the third person who was in the rear of the vehicle was taken still alive to the Naval Hospital, where he managed to stabilize, then transferred to the General Hospital under a strong operational security, but died at 14:30 hours due to the severity of their wounds, as received three shots to the head.

This person brought two credentials, the first Mexican with the name of Saul Rodriguez Palacios, 37, with the direction of Tecate, Baja California, and the second in the United States under the name Matthew Green Mejia.

Eyewitnesses told El Vigia to the assassins riding in a van trademark gray Chevrolet Trailblazer, with no license plates, 2003 and tinted windows, which are paired to the vehicle brand Jeep Grand Cherokee, gold, with no license plates and with tinted windows, which are found parked on the avenue Las Dunas.

Of the first vehicle fell two subjects armed and opened fire on the three occupants of the second unit before the attack wounded victims tried to escape, but his flight was boarded embistieron the sidewalk and a compact car that was parked at that dragged about 10 meters to halt their march.

Then the murderers are brought to finish with the coup de grace to the crew, then boarded the Trailblazer and headed toward the coastal boulevard, vehicle escorted by a white Ford Focus, which is presumed to have fled to an unknown destination.

Minutes later the van they were traveling in the hit men was found parked in the opposite direction on the street Enedina Gonzalez de Iturbide-before-Fabian, a few meters from the Unidad Deportiva Juan Abelardo Rodriguez Sullivan.

Paramedics from the Mexican Red Cross went to the scene after a call to emergency number, and after arriving practiced first aid to injured.

The area was the truck with the lifeless bodies of Ibarra Rios and the unidentified person, in addition, the unit showed a clash in the front and numerous bullet wounds in the glass front and sides.

Went to the scene of the shooting elements of the Ministerial Police, Municipal, Federal Preventive elements of the Federal Support Forces and troops of the II Marine Region, all heavily armed to cordon off the area.

The authorities

Later authorities of the Attorney-General for Justice Ensenada area, Municipal Public Security Secretariat, the Military Garrison of The Cypress and the Federal Preventive Police, gave a press conference, where he reported the death of the third crew member.

The director of process control of the Attorney-General for Justice, Ricardo Salas Bravo, said he died within minutes of having entered the General Hospital in Ensenada.

The official said that at the crime scene was recorded 38 caps strike sizing Super 38, also the first investigations reveal that the unit where the alleged perpetrators had fled with theft report on Sept. 6, 2008 in Tijuana.

Salas said that Bravo in the unit where the victims were moved found 10 devices for communication between cell phones and radios nextel, heavy amounts of money, not yet counted, and not carrying firearms.

"(The assassins) are paired, then ambushed, but the dead were never able to repel the aggression because they do not carry firearms", he disclosed.

For his part, Secretary of Public Safety, Cesar Santiesteban Gastelum, report that fact to be aware of the violent elements federal, military and municipal officials closed the access points and leaving the city, in El Sauzal Rodriguez, Road and Ojos Negros Maneadero .

"(This operation) makes us think they are inside the city, we have some descriptions of the alleged perpetrators, the data also in the vehicle carrying the assassins," he concluded.

Shark18 - 9-26-2008 at 09:08 AM

Looks like all Hell is breaking out in Baja. Last night the subcomander for the Rosarito police was assassinated on his way home by a squad of commandos, and two other TJ police were ambushed and shot up by another group of commandos.

elgatoloco - 9-26-2008 at 09:44 AM

I am sure we will be reading all about it in the Baja Times next edition.

edited to insert rolleyes and stuff. I miss the GG. :yes:

[Edited on 9-26-2008 by elgatoloco]

No, you probably won't

Dave - 9-26-2008 at 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by elgatoloco
I am sure we will be reading all about it in the Baja Times next edition.

Baja times is owned by the mayor of Rosarito. This kind of publicity is not what the're after.

Woooosh - 9-26-2008 at 11:39 AM

I think el gato was being facetious. It won't see the light of day in Rosarito. They are still celebrating the annoucment of a huge new convention center with shopping mall coming to town. No scaring away of conventioneers wil be tolerated...

Bob H - 9-26-2008 at 11:45 AM

Found this link on the internet comparing murder rates of many countries around the world.... interesting stuff.

http://christianparty.net/murdrateworld.htm

Bob H

[Edited on 9-26-2008 by Bob H]

fdt - 9-26-2008 at 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by Shark18
and two other TJ police were ambushed and shot up by another group of commandos.

It was actualy 4 in 2 different events and just a couple of hours ago 3 cops were ambushed and 2 were killed close to the new Macroplaza.
http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/26092...

Woooosh - 9-26-2008 at 12:43 PM

Hey- at least they took the summer off!

palmeto99 - 9-26-2008 at 12:48 PM

No sense killing each other during the summer season.
Hows the Governors new safe streets program coming along.

I am sure these killings are just an isolated incident.. :lol:

vandenberg - 9-26-2008 at 12:56 PM

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Originally posted by Bob H
Found this link on the internet comparing murder rates of many countries around the world.... interesting stuff.

http://christianparty.net/murdrateworld.htm

Bob H

[Edited on 9-26-2008 by Bob H]

Shows that we're holding our own. :no:

And if you entertain the idea of doing away with yourself, just move to Washington. :no:

[Edited on 9-26-2008 by vandenberg]

ELINVESTIG8R - 9-26-2008 at 01:03 PM

It is time for President Calderon to invoke Article 29 of the Mexican Constitution and suspend all rights, establish martial law and curfews. The Mexican Armed Forces need to sweep across Mexico searching every home every rancho every building and under every rock arresting and/or killing the heads of the cartels and their henchmen. Once each state has been cleaned out he can restore the constitution and leave behind a "Clean" Municipal, State and Federal Police force to keep the ground the military has cleaned out

No, It's not

Dave - 9-26-2008 at 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by ELINVESTI8
It is time for President Calderon to invoke Article 29 of the Mexican Constitution and suspend all rights, establish martial law and curfews.

I live in Mexico. Rights are hard enough to come by...Now you want to suspend them? <But not yours, I'd suspect.>

It's time for Americans to stop using illegal drugs. They are the ones who need their rights suspended.

ELINVESTIG8R - 9-26-2008 at 01:27 PM

Then I guess the killings will continue. Granted, I do not live in Mexico, but if I did I'd welcome it.

Good. Bring it on

Dave - 9-26-2008 at 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by ELINVESTI8
Then I guess the killings will continue.

Overwhelming majority involve drug dealers, crooked cops or both. I say let 'em kill, kill, kill... All they want. Doesn't affect me or my behavior, at all. If anything it makes it easier to go places, less crowded now that all the tourists are staying away.

Now, if they start kidnapping/killing expats... :lol:

Don Alley - 9-26-2008 at 02:29 PM

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Hey, great site:

"Failure to prosecute adultery in the US led to a ten fold increase in the US murder rate in the 20th Century."

"Upholding adultery laws and outlawing feminism would reduce both incarceration and homicide rates."

"Feminism: an abomination before God."

We have adultery laws in the US?

So, maybe these people in Ensenada were involved in organized adultery.

Woooosh - 9-26-2008 at 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by Dave

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Originally posted by ELINVESTI8
It is time for President Calderon to invoke Article 29 of the Mexican Constitution and suspend all rights, establish martial law and curfews.

It's time for Americans to stop using illegal drugs. They are the ones who need their rights suspended.

200 Mexican drug cartel arested in Atlanta last week. It's kind of hard to stop using drug when the cartel delivers them all the way to your house in the USA. Maybe we could agree to just have Mexico cut down on the "home deliveries".

Really?

Dave - 9-26-2008 at 02:58 PM

And how hard is it to start?

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Originally posted by Woooosh
It's kind of hard to stop using drug when the cartel delivers them all the way to your house in the USA.

It's so hard. Those poor, poor tourtured unfortunate souls.

flock 'em.

Next you'll tell me they're forced to use drugs. :rolleyes:

Stickers - 9-26-2008 at 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by Don Alley

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805gregg - 9-26-2008 at 06:19 PM

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. It's kind of hard to stop using drug when the cartel delivers them all the way to your house in the USA. Maybe we could agree to just have Mexico cut down on the "home deliveries".

Unfortunately, a lot of those drugs stay in Mex, thats why these guy's are so crazy. I just read a good book, "God's middle finger " by Richard Grant. Not about Baja, but a good look at what Baja could be like if the Narco's take over.

You have got to look at these pictures

Shark18 - 9-26-2008 at 11:28 PM

There have now been three attacks on police since last night. The cops caught four of the attackers, and from the looks of them, they beat the crap out of a few of them.

http://www.afntijuana.info/2008/septiembre/26septiembre/muni...

dao45 - 9-27-2008 at 12:39 AM

WOW! this appears to be a bigger problem than I can fathom.Better call Omega.hopes it all works out for you guys

Sur2baja - 9-27-2008 at 11:40 AM

Is this going to affect the price of my lobster and velvet Elvis paintings?