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Two San Diego teens among three reportedly killed execution-style at Tijuana apartment complex
L A Times ^ | 11/29/2018

Posted on 11/29/2018 3:09:43 PM PST by BenLurkin

The trio had gone together to a party in Ensenada on Friday and were supposed to return that same night.4

A Tijuana police detective told Gomez’s family that the three teens were tortured before they were shot Sunday, Garcia said.

There was no initial indication of what might have led to the brutal killings.

According to Tijuana media reports, gunfire erupted around 5 a.m. Sunday at the Lomas Verdes housing complex in south-central Tijuana. When police arrived, they found three young men dressed only in their underwear lying dead in front of an apartment door.

An initial investigation suggested a group of armed men had forcibly moved the three teens at gunpoint, made them kneel and shot them each in the head, according to Tijuana news site Punto Norte.

Gomez was born and raised in San Diego and was not well-traveled, his cousin said, adding that he’d been to Mexico only once before, when their families traveled together in 2016 to visit other family members in Morelia, the capital of the central state of Michoacan.

According to his family, Gomez had headed out Friday with Suarez-Ojeda, who was dating Gomez’s sister. Joined by the Tijuana teen, the trio apparently made it to the barbecue in Ensenada, according to those who were there. But the San Diego teens did not make it back to the U.S. that night as expected.

The Tijuana teen reportedly called his mother early Saturday and told her they were safe but had lost their cellphones, Garcia said. That was the last anyone heard from the group.

Family members contacted Baja California authorities and frantically searched for the missing teenagers over the weekend, Garcia said. On Sunday night, Tijuana police told them about the three bodies found outside the Lomas Verdes apartment.

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1 posted on 11/29/2018 3:09:43 PM PST by BenLurkin
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There was no initial indication of what might have led to the brutal killings.

Being in TJ probably had a lot to do with it.

2 posted on 11/29/2018 3:11:43 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: BenLurkin

Sorry, you can’t own a Firearm in Mexico unless the Government approves.

Couldn’t have happened unless the Police did it.


3 posted on 11/29/2018 3:13:41 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Kickass Conservative
Sorry, you can’t own a Firearm in Mexico unless the Government approves.

Or obumber provided it.
4 posted on 11/29/2018 3:16:52 PM PST by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: BenLurkin

We may NEVER know why this happened.(/S)


5 posted on 11/29/2018 3:17:40 PM PST by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? -Homer Simpson)
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To: BenLurkin

Is it the illegals there?


6 posted on 11/29/2018 3:18:13 PM PST by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fiction)
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To: Mark

Exactly why - probably not.

In general terms, not hard to guess.


7 posted on 11/29/2018 3:19:09 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: JoSixChip
No Suspects? Typical when you consider who's police force is involved in the crime solving ( or cover-up).
8 posted on 11/29/2018 3:19:26 PM PST by wmileo
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To: BenLurkin

Nothing good happens in Tijuana, because, as someone famous implied, “it’s a third world s***hole”.


9 posted on 11/29/2018 3:20:44 PM PST by zipper (In their heart of hearts, every Democrat is a communist)
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To: BenLurkin

It sounds from the call, like they were kidnapped and were told to call relatives to pay ransom for their release. But they only called to say they were ok. Afterwards they were killed. In Mexico the US tourism board suggests you pay the ransom.


10 posted on 11/29/2018 3:21:41 PM PST by poinq
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To: Mark

Could they not come back across the border because it was closed?


11 posted on 11/29/2018 3:21:59 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: BenLurkin

Hey, lets go to Mexico! Not in this lifetime.


12 posted on 11/29/2018 3:23:13 PM PST by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: BenLurkin

My prayers for the families of these boys.
That said, most people know how dangerous that town has always been if you plan to party.
My guess is this had something to do with buying drugs or sex.

Off Topic: Gomez sort of looks like a younger relative of the infamous, now late NFL player, Aaron Hernandez.
Both lives ended in tragedy.


13 posted on 11/29/2018 3:26:47 PM PST by lee martell (AT)
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To: csvset

Both of our kids went to college in San Diego. We told them that if they ever went to Mexico and something happened, do not call us. There is nothing we can or will do to get you out. Nothing.

And they believed us.They never went to Mexico.


14 posted on 11/29/2018 3:35:10 PM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: Kickass Conservative

i would guess “bad guys” have guns since they don’t tend to follow the law. though I suppose it could have been police as you mention.


15 posted on 11/29/2018 3:41:16 PM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Ensenada is 85 or so miles from san diego. Long way to go for a party....but possible dual reason for goin to mexico..
..drug runners skimming off the top? Execution style for not getting a ransom demand? Betcha other pertinent info not revealed yet
..sometin’ doesnt quite fit....


16 posted on 11/29/2018 3:42:22 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: US_MilitaryRules

“Could they not come back across the border because it was closed?”

for five hours? not to mention only one of the TJ ports was closed for the five hours AND it was closed two days AFTER they were supposed to be back ...


17 posted on 11/29/2018 3:44:15 PM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Getready

I don’t see why you are blaming the victim here. Ensenada is a popular tourist spot, and yes, bad things happen to people traveling down that stretch of road.


18 posted on 11/29/2018 4:03:20 PM PST by dinodino
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To: Kickass Conservative
Couldn’t have happened unless the Police did it.

Gangs and/or criminals.

19 posted on 11/29/2018 4:04:53 PM PST by plain talk
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To: zipper

I went there in 1979. I thought is was a complete schitthole then.


20 posted on 11/29/2018 4:09:28 PM PST by shelterguy
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