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David K
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80 year-old American resident of Campo Ocotillos (near San Felipe) shot and killed
Posted on San Felipe Facebook pages, yesterday:
After going to check the origin of some noises outside his home located in the Ocotillo tourist field in San Felipe, the 80-year-old American Allen
Wayne was shot at, hearing the shots his 73-year-old wife came out and found him lying bleeding in the yard, paramedics were called and he was
pronounced dead. The woman stated that her vehicle had been stolen.
911 was notified, municipal police officers from the port went to the place in the tourist field located on the side of federal highway 5, before
reaching the urban area of the port where they confirmed the aggression that cost the life of the octogenarian foreigner, Therefore, the
presence of the State Prosecutor's Office was requested.
The incident occurred on Calle del Mar y Cuarto, according to the first investigations, the injuries were caused by a 223-caliber firearm, since two
AR15 rifle shell casings were found; Regarding the car they took, it was a 1972 Volkswagen combi type, blue and white.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sanfelipechatter (SF Chatter)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1668224326763585 (SF Talk)
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WTF. You make it through 80 years of life and this happens. Unbelievable.
And I say that w/o distinction of where it happened. Just awful.
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Very bad news. Killing for a classic VW Kombi?
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What a shame .......
I especially feel for Ruth, his wife left alone at 73 ....
I just hope Ruth has other family to go to...
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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Damn, that sucks. Phuuck.
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Wayne was my neighbor in Gonzaga and had a house in San Felipe where the tragedy happened. He was one of kindest and giving person I know.
He always was willing to lend a hand to help even though his hands were crippled with arthritis. If I needed anything in his shop a would shout out "I
need to borrow.." and before I could finish He would yell back "that's fine help your self. Then he show up to see what I was doing.
Many times as we were sitting on his patio having a beer he would say "aren't we lucky and blessed to here right now enjoying this beautiful day" . He
will be greatly missed.
[Edited on 7-29-2022 by freediverbrian]
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Sad, a person living a decent life taken out by some punk who wanted anything they could get and a temporary ride somewhere.Hope they pay the price.
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Does this strike anyone else as strange?
This poor man was shot by someone carrying a rifle in town. The thief probably didn’t walk there to steal the Combi. So a car or truck with at least
2 or more armed people show up in the middle of the night in town not that far from the police station, fire what witnesses state were 5 shots to
steal an old VW!
This sounds more like the goings on in LA Bay than SF. In fact I can’t remember the last time someone was shot during a robbery in SF! This poor man
also has a place or sends time at Gonzaga Bay which is close to LA Bay where this sort of thing happens often!
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David K
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Campo Ocotillos is ~5 miles north of town center.
Gonzaga Bay is about 100 road miles north of L.A. Bay.
[Edited on 7-29-2022 by David K]
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I saw the Marina cruising around the Ejido a couple evenings ago with the machine-gun truck, I thought that was a bit strange. Guess that was what it
was about.
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Very disturbing and so very sad. May he RIP and may his wife have family to help her thru this.
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I was thinking the same thing! A thug with a rifle would be bad, but if there is a connection to a crooked cop or soldier who is allowed to carry a
rifle, it is even worse.
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Yes, David but there has been armed violence and carjackings around Gonzaga too! Gonzaga is also the only closed military checkpoint that I know of in
BC or BCS.
I originally thought from report it was closer to town, so definitely not a person on foot, but a group way off the main highway!
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Indeed, yes! No one is safe anywhere, anymore... Well, unless you have 4WD and camp where that is needed to get to!
Sucks for senior residents of Baja... Remember how our beloved Mary Ann Humfreville was kidnapped in the middle of the night... and weeks later, her
burned-out pickup truck was found under a bridge, 50 miles away. Still no body found for some closure for Kevin and Miguelito, the two Humfreville
children... now adults.
Mike and Mary Ann at their new home in Bahía de los Angeles, October 2005:
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The last few days there have been a large number of trucks, sometimes 2 or 3 together in SF. I Think someone important was visiting and giving a
speech.
This wasn’t a one person theft. Someone drove the vehicle that got them there. The Mexican military generally doesn’t use .223 rounds that’s
more a cartel thing.
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I have seen troops with M-16s all over Baja. Call the ammunition a 5.56 mm if you want to be accurate, but it is a .223 Remington cartridge.
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1972 ve is not typical auto theft target. Theft likely planned in advance. Should be easy to spot…
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The bus was found a few hours later out of gas.
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I hope they get those azz.holes.
I'll keep my eye on this news source
https://www.elimparcial.com/mexicali/
and post any new info.
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