The Guns of August in Juárez Are Still Blazing:  133 and Counting

Accused Killer (Pradera de los Oasis Massacre) Killed in Jail

Diario reports Yesterday morning Daniel Quinn Calderón, 36, one of six men accused of participating in the August 2 massacre of 13 youths in the Pradera de los Oasis neighborhood, was killed by gang members belonging to Artistas Asesinos, in an ambush at Cereso prison, just blocks away from the ill-fated house where the massacre occurred.  Armed with pipes and other homemade weapons, in a matter of seconds, men with hoods over their faces killed Quinn as he was submitting to a body check before being admitted to an arraignment hearing on the prison grounds.  The attack took place at 7:40 in the morning; the arraignment was to be held at 9:00 a.m.

Others wounded in the attack were the alleged mastermind of the Praderas de los Oasis massacre (see below), René Hernández, whose son, a member of the Artistas Asesinos gang, had been killed in May, and Martín Favila González, 45, (“El Chori”), and Luis Fernando Limas Escápita, “El Ferny,” 23, also accused of participating in the massacre.

Another Teenage Party Interrupted by Sudden Death?

La Polaka reports at least three 17-years and one adult were killed last night when sicarios broke into a party in a house in Col. Horizontes del Sur, and started shooting everyone there. Diario reports the attack killed three persons and was against people outside the dwelling and does not mention a party nor the age of the victims.

About half way between the airport and the border, in South Central Juárez this modest neighborhood has been the site of many assassinations in recent years.

Elderly Man Killed While Changing a Tire on a Bus 

Diario reports a man, approximately 74 years of age, was killed by gunfire near the river in the northern party of Juárez, at about 5:30 in the afternoon yesterday as he was changing a tire on a bus.

Diario Reports Deaths of Two Men Implicated in Killings of Police

A man wanted in connection with the execution of two police officers last October was executed yesterday morning at the Corner of Triumfo de la Republica and Adolfo de la Huerta, in front of a popular shopping center near the Pronaf.  Joel René Roque Flores (‘El Renato’) is said to have worked for Arturo Padilla, ("El Genio"), a leader of the Barrio Azteca gang.  Another man, Martin Mares Peña, ("El Temberland"), 30, also said to have worked for "El Genio." was killed by gunfire last Saturday in Col. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz.  He was also believed to have participated in the planning and execution of the murder of two police officers last October.  A third man implicated in the murder of the police officers, and a key witness for the prosecution, died in a hospital last Sunday after receiving gunshot wounds.  He had been a member of the Azteca (Old School) gang.


Dead Man Dressed as a Woman, Apparently Strangled, Found in Front of His House

Diario reports a man, apparently strangled, his feet tied and his head covered by brown tape, was found dead in front of his house in Col 16 de Septiembre.  The report suggests the killers had "dressed him in a blue dress and pink slippers."  Several other dead male bodies have shown up dead, in recent week, dressed as women.