By Lucio R. for Borderland Beat several regional newspapers were used to compile this report
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Violence has erupted greater than usual in Guerrero. In the last 24 hrs 23 reported killings in Acapulco, Iguala and Zitlala. Below is information on 15 of those killings.
Zitlala: 8 Bodies
(Reforma reports) discovered on El Crusco Hill in Zitlala. El Crusco is an often used dumping ground of bodies, or executions. Zitlala borders Chilapa de Alvarez. The attorney General reports the bodies of all showing signs of great torture and killed by gunshots. One was decapitated.
There was no personal information with respect to identification of the deceased other than they were all male. One 10 year old boy was with the fated group, but managed to escape.
A message was left behind with the bodies and signed by “Los Rojos” (contents undisclosed)
Acapulco: 9thBody
A body of a young woman identified as Maria de la Luz, was found shot to death on Neron and Amilicar Streets in Acapulco.
A message was left with the deceased was signed by “Los Rojos”
Acapulco: 10thBody
The body of a man identified as Jose Najera, was found inside a garage. 45 gun shell casings were also found at the scene. (below)
An unidentified male found in Paso Limonero, in the Acapulco Port area.
Acapulco: 12th Body
A taxi driver, walking on a sidewalk in Colonia La Industrial was killed by gunshots, fired by two assailants riding a motorcycle.
A 34 year old woman was murdered when two men riding a motorcycle, forcibly entered her home and shot her with seven impacts from a 9mm. The witnesses in the home were unharmed.
Iguala: 14th Body
A young unidentified man was shot and killed. He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Iguala: 15th Body
Roberto Vargas age 22, shot and killed in Colonia Nuevo Horizonte. Assailants were riding on a motorcycle.
There have been reported 17 killings in Iguala this month.
So much for the extra security forces deployed to Iguala.