Chihuahua State Records 51 Homicides in First 10 Days of October; Juárez Leads with 22 Cases

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat

Compared to October 10, the day was close to being classified as homicide-free, except for the multiple attack that left four men dead in Cuauhtémoc.

With the homicide of four men last Friday night at a home in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, the statewide homicide count has risen to 51 during the first ten days of October.

According to data from the State Public Security Secretariat, Ciudad Juárez has recorded 22 intentional homicides so far this month, followed by Cuauhtémoc with nine and Chihuahua with eight; the remaining 12 occurred in other municipalities in the state.

Of these 12 cases, one is in Parral and three are in the municipality of Moris, involving the three state public security officers who were ambushed last Tuesday.

Regarding October 10th, the day was close to being classified as one of the days without intentional homicides in the state, except for the multiple attack that left four men dead.

In this last case, the four men died on the night of Friday, October 10th, from gunshot wounds; two of them died on the streets of Parque Mirador and Parque Chamizal, in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood, and two more died in hospitals.

Investigative personnel from the Western District Attorney's Office who responded to the scene reported having found the bodies of the two men, who no longer showed signs of life.

For their part, Forensic Services personnel recovered several firearm casings, presumably caliber .223 and 7.62 x 39 millimeters, at the crime scene.

Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua

Sources: El Heraldo de Chihuahua, Borderland Beat Archives