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'El Camino a la Recuperacion,' Tijuana Drug Rehab Center Shooting

by NowPublic Staff | October 25, 2010 at 09:06 am

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13 Shot Dead At Tijuana Drug Rehab Center: El Camino a la Recuperacion

Gunmen raided the El Camino a la Recuperacion drug rehabilitation center in the Buenos Aies Sur neighborhood of Tijuana on the weekend and shot dead 13 men, execution style.

Masked gunmen forced residents onto the floor at El Camino a la Recuperacion center and then sprayed them with bullets, officials said.

Tijuana has a number of drug rehabilitation centers. Apparently, there were 30 men staying ad the El Camino a la Recuperacion at the time of shooting.
Mexico has been plagued by violence fuel by drugs, gangs, and lawlessness.
About 28,000 people have died in Mexico drug-related war violence.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has ordered about 45,000 troops to 18 states where drug trafficking organizations are battling for access to the U.S. market.
List of Dead: El Camino a la Recuperacion

The assailants escaped in a vehicle, the news agency said. The dead were identified as: Irineo Godinez Garcia, 47; Antonio Mesa Contreras, 56; Bernabe Alvarez Piceno, 35; Jose Lopez Sauceda, 28; Fabian Gonzalez Zea, 19; Juan Daniel Casi Esquer, 32; Wilson Ramírez Pena, 42; Joaquin García Hernandez, 39; Jorge Palacio Goya, 37; Pedro Villegas, 30; Juan Roberto Sanchez Ortega, 30; Edwin Vargas Avila, 33; and Salvador Bustos, 30.