Monday, May 10, 2010

GUNMEN KILL GUEST AT MEXICAN WEDDING - The Culture of Violence!

Gunmen Kill Guest, Kidnap Groom at Mexican Wedding


Michelle Ruiz
Contributor

AOL News (May 9) -- Moments after saying "I do," there was no happy ending for a bride and groom who tied the knot in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez over the weekend.

Outside the church, the couple was met by a group of gunmen who killed a wedding guest before kidnapping the groom, his best man, his brother and his uncle. Chihuahua State Attorney General's Office spokesman Carlos Gonzalez told CNN that dozens of guests looked on as one of the gunman shot the victim in the back as he fled towards the church parking lot.

There were no arrests made but officials said an investigation into the incident is underway. Cuidad Juarez is Mexico's most violent city and the site of thousands of deaths related to turf wars between battling drug cartels.

Addressing the wedding shooting, Gonzalez told CNN: "It's unclear if this was gang or drug related."

Chihuahua state prosecutor's office spokesman Arturo Sandoval also told The Associated Press that the motive for the wedding violence has not yet been determined.

Cuidad Juarez, located across from El Paso, Texas, is one of the deadliest cities in the world. Local reports said at least 870 people have been killed there this year alone and more than 5,000 have been killed since the drug wars began in late 2006.
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