Gun Battle Prompts Evacuations In Tijuana

NBC ^ | 1/17/08

[Ladycalif]

TIJUANA, Mexico -- A shootout with police in Tijuana on Thursday has prompted the evacuations of their City Hall and police headquarters, NBC 7/39 reported.

Earlier in the day, more than 100 children were escorted at gunpoint out of their preschool by armed guards, following the gun battle in the Ermita neighborhood.

Four people were injured as a result of the gunfire.

As many as 1,500 Mexican authorities will be in Tijuana by the end of the week to get control over rioting drug gangs. Authorities in Mexico said they're responsible for the deaths of at least three police officers, including a district commander, his wife and 12-year-old daughter. Those shootings took place earlier this week.

[Brilliant]

Quagmire.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Great tourism destination?, but better pack some heat. :O)

[Inyo-Mono]

Any American that vacations in that third world country is crazy.

[Ladycalif]

ping

[Travis McGee]

Coming soon to an Amexican barrio near you.

[Amerigomag]

Many places in Mexico are not under civil authority. Travel to Mexico, especially requiring surface transit through the 100 mile wide boarder corridor or along isolated tourist routes are best done in a large (>50 souls) caravan. For those considering visits to Baja California Sur, best wait until civil order is restored in Baja California or take a smoker from LA to La Paz and stay near the hotel.

[onedoug]

“Vamanos al norte, hombres!”

[popdonnelly]

“Many places in Mexico are not under civil authority.”

The places that are under civil authority are really bad.

[TaMoDee]

NEVER take “Heat” to Mexico. You will be in jail forever.

[Redcloak]

Impossible. Guns are illegal in Mexico. Everybody knows this.

[Ladycalif]

pics posted here

http://www.campominutemen.com/reports/reports.aspx

[Liberty Valance]

Tengo problemas en Tejas tambien.
http://www.prensadereynosa.com/

Build the fence.

[SoCalPol]

Hundreds of Mexicans Feds are on their way again.
If you check SignOn San Diego each day you can keep up with this crapOla.

The Drug Cartels run the show

Tijuana & The Border

Gunfire erupts between lawmen, house occupants

TIJUANA, 2:04 p.m. Jan. 17 (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE)
A gun battle began Thursday morning in this city’s La Mesa district pitting state and federal police agents and Army soldiers against several suspects who barricaded themselves in a house there.

According to the Border News Agency, at least one municipal police officer was wounded. ....

Jan. 16 (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE)

Shootings target police, families: TIJUANA – A high-ranking police commander, his wife and his 11-year-old daughter were among six people killed in a burst of overnight violence in Tijuana that has left residents shaken and law enforcement officials vowing to fight harder than ever against organized crime.

The killings occurred in three parts of the city over six hours late Monday and early yesterday. By the time the violence was over, heavily armed men also had killed two other Tijuana police officers and a civilian, and wounded three adults, a 4-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy....

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[norton]

If any identified cop killers run north across the border I say we arrest them, pound them into 24/7 lock down at Gitmo - and refuse to extradite to mexico because they don't have a death penalty.

Then pay the costs by (heavily) taxing money sent south.