Posted on 12/10/2008 3:51:01 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
MEXICO CITY - A senior Mexico City police commander who oversaw raids in the capital's gang-filled Tepito neighborhood was slain in a drive-by shooting outside his home, officials said Tuesday.
Victor Hugo Moneda, who led the city's investigative police, was killed as he was getting out of his car Monday night, the Mexico City prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Prosecutor Miguel Angel Mancera said the killing may have been a reprisal by criminals. No arrests have been made.
"We believe that it could have been some type of reaction against the actions that are being carried out by police," he told local media.
Moneda oversaw raids in Mexico City's notorious Tepito neighborhood and the 2006 capture of serial killer Juana Barraza, known as "The Little Old Lady Killer" because of the age of her victims.
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more corruption.
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Blockade the border.
“We believe that it could have been some type of reaction against the actions that are being carried out by police,” he told local media.
Ya think?
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