Tijuana, BC Unstoppable Violence: 9 Dead in Less than 24 Hours

Translated by Yaqui for Borderland Beat from La Zeta

Insecurity Remains Unstoppable

 In Tijuana, in less than 24 hours, nine people were killed in different parts of the city. The figure amounts to 12 deaths in the first two days of June. Today, June 3 at least one more murder has occurred.

The first criminal act was reported around 07:13 hours on a dirt road on the Alacranes Canyon, in the colonia of San Angel, a lifeless body of a female wrapped in blankets was found. The victim was between 30 and 35 years of age.

Later on a neighboring road in the Urbi Villas del Prado section: the corpse of an unidentified man was found.

In the IMSS Clinic 1: a man died due to bullet wounds. The events occurred on the Roberto de la Madrid St, in the Colonia San Luis.

On the same day in the Natura neighborhood: a man was shot who died minutes later in the General Hospital.

Around 06:40 hours on Friday, June 2, in Colonia Campestre Murua : an abandoned white Astro van, was located
with four corpses inside.

Finally, in Colonia La Morita: the burned corpse of a woman was located on Manzanos Street between Cerezos and Passionario.

BAR 7

This Sunday morning, a security guard inside Bar 7 was assassinated by unknown assailants, witnesses reported hearing 4 gunshots around 6:00 am. Municipal Police arrived along with Red Cross paramedics but the guard died minutes later.

There was not one person/suspect/criminal reportedly detained.

Citizens Ask the Governor to Stop the Violence in Tijuana

The Family and Friends of Slain Construction Worker Raul Marin

A small group of people gathered on Sunday morning, June 4, to demand the authorities put a stop to the violence that has wracked the city which has claimed more than 600 lives so far in 2017.

"Enough of So Much Impunity" and "Justice" were the slogans and demands of those who gathered at the Torre of Aguascliente and the Monument of the Free Text Book. They demand immediate action from the government regarding the high levels of homicide but also violent robbery. They rallied civilian society to join the cause and to also focus on the innocent lives lost and children who have been victims at the hands of drug cartel assassins operating in Tijuana.

Jaime Marin, nephew of Raul Marin, a construction worker who was supposedly mistakenly murdered by criminals, spoke of how his uncle was assassinated outside a bar by being stabbed 14 times with a knife. One suspect was detained, but has not been sentenced in 13 months, and two other men implicated are still free.

"They (the authorities) lack the courage to do what is right and thus they are making the State of Baja California 
ideal for organized crime operations." 

The tally of deaths so far this year, 2017, equals more than 60% of the total number of deaths in 2016.

"I Want to Live Without Fear"

Guadalupe Fernandez, niece of the victim Raul, lamented the low turnout and the reality that local society does not
join forces to demand security outside of social networks. She demanded transparency and leadership from those who govern; "the authorities are not helping us and they need to be here for the people."

Children held up a banner with the words "I WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT FEAR".


The family of Raul Marin carried an urn with his ashes and wore T-shirts with his photograph to reafirm that he
represents the innocent victims of the armed groups that operate on the streets of Tijuana.