BajaNomad - Drive-by execution of a federal cop in La Paz

Drive-by execution of a federal cop in La Paz

C-Urchin - 7-22-2011 at 11:09 PM

W T F?

In front of Taco Chino???

dtbushpilot - 7-22-2011 at 11:57 PM

Any more details?.....dt

Ken Cooke - 7-22-2011 at 11:57 PM

That's bad news. :no:

JESSE - 7-23-2011 at 01:55 AM

Not a federal, not drive by, ongoing investigation.

DENNIS - 7-23-2011 at 07:25 AM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforniano/notas/n2157875.htm

Google's finest effort:
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Spanish to English translation

La Paz, Baja California Sur .- The State Attorney's Office confirmed in a brief press release the death of a ministerial police occurred early Friday, who responded in the name of life Villela Alberto Rangel, age 27 and who says the director of the corporation, Juan Ochoa, the item was "assigned to the night guard agents" and at the time of the facts "did not make any special investigation or crime."

Information obtained by The Sudcaliforniano, says the young officer was killed after receiving two bullets in the head by the neck, while he was dining in a busy taqueria located down the street and Belisario Domínguez Navarro.

The events took place shortly after 3 am, when a strongly built man, apparently a big-car down the street Navarro and went to the dinner table where the police shooting in the back in neck up to two times the style of execution, and then to flee in a white Cherokee.

Without having any opportunity to defend the body of the victim would have been on the table and in the panic of diners, some of whom were subpoenaed to testify as part of the investigation conducted by the Office of Justice clarify the facts and finding the person or persons responsible.

The place of crime some media came to cover the event, some of them were attacked by an element of the municipal police, as opposed to ministerial communicators allowed to carry out their work without interfering with their work and without entering the cordoned area previously.

Initially it was learned that the murder was a prosecutor in the ordinary courts, but as the half past six version was denied by a source whose identity we reserve the express request, who said that it was a ministerial officer as confirmed in the afternoon.

At press time had not stopped, and the Attorney General also reported on lines of investigation or possible motives for the crime.

Hmmmmmmmm

bajaguy - 7-23-2011 at 07:36 AM

Sounds like somebody was upset with this gentleman

Woooosh - 7-23-2011 at 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by bajaguy
Sounds like somebody was upset with this gentleman

Upset and making a statement. You don't need to execute people in a busy public place, you can keep it private.

bajajazz - 7-23-2011 at 10:55 AM

This is so disheartening. I hope the authorities come down on this fast and hard, make an example that this kind of action has no place in the city of peace.

BajaBlanca - 7-23-2011 at 11:00 AM

what a terrible happening in such a peaceful and til now pretty much out of the criminal loop town ...

Woooosh - 7-23-2011 at 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by bajajazz
This is so disheartening. I hope the authorities come down on this fast and hard, make an example that this kind of action has no place in the city of peace.

Mexicans are acting like pre-WWII Europe as the third Reich spread. Everyone saw the death and violence coming, but they drew an imaginary line in their heads and hoped it would stop before it came to their country. It didn't stop and this won't either because there is simply nothing to stop it. It is heartbreaking when they take over a good city and kill it- like they did in Monterrey.
:lol:

[Edited on 7-23-2011 by Woooosh]

DENNIS - 7-23-2011 at 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by Woooosh

Quote:

Originally posted by bajajazz
This is so disheartening. I hope the authorities come down on this fast and hard, make an example that this kind of action has no place in the city of peace.

Beat me to it.

Oh well....maybe this is just an isolated incident.....kinda like Oslo yesterday.

But... We Tend To Overlook Things At Home

Bajahowodd - 7-24-2011 at 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by Woooosh

Quote:

Originally posted by bajajazz
This is so disheartening. I hope the authorities come down on this fast and hard, make an example that this kind of action has no place in the city of peace.

[Edited on 7-23-2011 by Woooosh]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/24/shootings-this-week...

Have to admit that I was mildly surprised to see the one incident involving Vietnamese just outside of Dallas. Maybe Colonel Ky's passing was the trigger. :lol:

bajajazz - 7-25-2011 at 10:31 AM

Has there been any follow-up reporting on this tragedy? We'd like to know what category this crime falls under. Random violence? Personal payback? A drug dispute? I guess the point would be to determine if this is an isolated event, or something we can expect more of because of police involvement with the underworld?

JESSE - 7-25-2011 at 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by bajajazz
Has there been any follow-up reporting on this tragedy? We'd like to know what category this crime falls under. Random violence? Personal payback? A drug dispute? I guess the point would be to determine if this is an isolated event, or something we can expect more of because of police involvement with the underworld?

It seems personal on this one, maybe a relationship.

bajajazz - 7-25-2011 at 05:32 PM

Thanks, Jesse. That's reassuring.

Bajafun777 - 7-25-2011 at 08:23 PM

La Paz is really a great place to spend some time in on anyones travels down Baja. Really friendly people there and great places to eat without any feelings of danger there. Hope the story is correct and nothing more. as I like visiting La Paz. Feel bad for families that have a family member taken in such a violent manner and also those witnessing it have to deal with what they saw for the rest of their lives, Too BAD!!
By the way have they completed the road work on the bridge ways down Baja to Cabo, as they were doing so many of these last October when I drove my Jeep down? Take Care & Travel Safe---"No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777