A tidal wave of violence struck Juárez, Mexico, leaving at least a dozen dead by early afternoon on Thursday, July 10, with homicides at various locations across the city.
The killings were suspected of being linked to fighting among drug-trafficking groups, but the investigations were still ongoing.
The rash of bloodshed began in the morning when the body of a man, who had his hands and feet tied, was found along a street in the Senderos de San Isidro area in the southeastern corner at the edge of the city, El Heraldo de Juárez reported.
The homicide would be followed that morning by the killing of a woman inside a house in Colonia Heroes de la Revolución in southeastern Juárez before another woman was fatally shot at a home in Colonia Aztecas in the central area of the city, El Heraldo reported.
The killings would continue to mount with two men gunned down at a home and another two men fatally shot a few blocks away in the Granjas de Chapultepec area in the southcentral part of Juárez.
Five other men were killed in separate attacks by gunmen at homes in different locations as the day continued into the afternoon, the Norte Digital news site reported.
The Mexican border city across from El Paso has seen fluctuating violence this year, believed to be linked to fighting between drug gangs, including La Línea, also known as the New Juárez Cartel, and a Sinaloa cartel faction called Los Cabrera.
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Dozen dead by midday as drug violence, homicides flare in Juárez
Reporting by Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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