Monday, January 24, 2011

Zeenab Khan, 01-24-2011, Topic: Crime, Posted: 9:59 PM

Mexican police: Gunmen open fire at a soccer game.

In Mexico there was a crowd of men carrying weapons who started firing at a soccer match between two local teams. The soccer field is at a community center that opened up four months ago in order to reduce drug violence in a city that was supported by violence and killings that dealt with drugs. This was taken place in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The firing killed seven people and injured two others. It is not known why these men started to fire. Crime activities are taking place everywhere. The police even said that they do not know the reason for the shooting. Three of the seven victims died at the scene, while the other four died on their way to the hospital. The gunmen were said to be traveling in three vehicles. They scattered the soccer field with about 180 rounds from assault rifles. This was taken place right before the game started. Some of the fans were injured as well, so their families took them to nearby hospitals. A 12 year old was shot in the foot. The importance about this event is that why did these men start firing? There are plenty of reasons for why they might have fired, but the reason is not known. Crimes like this are worldwide not only in Mexico. People are still confused about what happened in the soccer match. People tend to do these crimes for a reason. Maybe the gunmen did not get along with the two local teams. Obviously something happened that the men started to fire in the match.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/24/mexico.ballfield.shooting/index.html

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