{"id":6186,"date":"2012-02-03T09:05:30","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=6186"},"modified":"2012-02-03T09:05:30","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:05:30","slug":"cartels-targeting-police-officers-in-juarez-authorities-say-8-officers-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=6186","title":{"rendered":"Cartels targeting police officers in Juarez, authorities say; 8 officers dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\"facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"google_plus\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>
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Municipal police officers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, collect evidence from a shooting that left colleague Julian Juarez Baena dead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong>
\nEight police officers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, have been killed in recent weeks
\nAuthorities say cartels are responsible for killings
\nBanners threaten that an officer will be killed each day unless the police chief resigns
\nThe chief — a former military officer — says he’s not stepping down
\nBy Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor
\nupdated 6:55 PM EST, Thu February 2, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

(CNN) — Julian Juarez Baena, a police officer in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, had just finished his shift. It was just after 9 p.m. last Saturday, and he was driving home.
\nBut the 35-year-old would never reach his destination. At an intersection near his home, he was ambushed and shot to death.<\/p>\n

Investigators found 34 bullet casings at the scene. Juarez was found facing down with multiple bullet wounds in his head, chest and left side of his body.<\/p>\n

His death made headlines in the Mexican city across the border from El Paso, Texas. Not only was the victim a police officer, but he was also the eighth member of the force to be murdered in two weeks.<\/p>\n

In the weeks prior to Juarez’s death, banners had appeared in Ciudad Juarez threatening to kill one officer per day unless Police Chief Julian Leyzaola resigned. Leyzaola, some of the banners claimed, was only targeting members of one cartel while its rivals roamed free read more from CNN.Com…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Eight police officers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, have been killed in recent weeks
\nAuthorities say cartels are responsible for killings
\nBanners threaten that an officer will be killed each day unless the police chief resigns
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