AZMEX UPDATE 11-6-19

AZMEX UPDATE 11 JUN 2019


9 shot dead in 2 gunbattles in Mexico's Sonora state
Posted: 12:36 PM, Jun 11, 2019 Updated: 12:53 PM, Jun 11, 2019
By: Associated Press
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/9-shot-dead-in-2-gunbattles-in-mexicos-sonora-state

KNXV Cochise County Mexico Violence Warning.jpegMexico violence

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say nine people were killed and a child wounded in two gunbattles
in the northern border state of Sonora.

State prosecutors say in a statement Tuesday that the first firefight took place the previous afternoon in Agua Prieta,
which lies across the border from Douglas, Arizona.
Four men and a woman were found dead in two cars and lying on a street.
Some were clad in tactical vests, and assault rifles were recovered at the scene.

Video from Caborca Informa in the player above shows the aftermath of the gunfire in Agua Prieta.

About two hours later, more gunfire erupted on a highway in nearby Naco.
Four men were found shot dead in a car with Arizona license plates.
A 12-year-old boy was wounded by a stray bullet but his life was not in danger.

Police were investigating whether the incidents were linked.

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More:

Sheriff: At least 10 dead in cartel fighting in Mexico
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said at least 10 people were killed as rival cartels fought in Sonoran towns
of Nogales, Naco and Agua Prieta on Monday, June 10. (Source: KOLD News 13)

By KOLD News 13 Staff | June 10, 2019 at 10:22 PM MST - Updated June 11 at 9:12 AM

https://www.kold.com/2019/06/11/sheriff-least-dead-cartel-fighting-mexico/

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - At least 10 people have been killed as rival cartels are fighting in several towns in Mexico,
authorities said.

The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said the violence is happening in the border towns of Agua Prieta, Naco, and Nogales, Sonora.
"Your local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will remain vigilant in monitoring border security
and additional information will be released as it becomes available," the CCSO said in a news release.
"Stay safe out there!"


More, Spanish with photos, etc.

http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=130403

https://www.elimparcial.com/sonora/sonora/Lunes-violento-en-Sonora-confirman-9-muertos-y-2-heridos-20190610-0085.html

https://www.elsoldehermosillo.com.mx/policiaca/ola-de-violencia-deja-10-personas-muertas-3745992.html

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