Villas de Salvárcar massacre: Difference between revisions

A birthday party for Jesús Enríquez, who had turned 18, began on the evening of January 30, 2010 in a residence on Villa de Portal Street in Villas de Salvárcar, southeastern Ciudad Juárez. Those in attendance were high school and university students.<ref>Ainslie, 180.</ref> 60 persons were inside the house. Around midnight a group of 20 [[La Línea]] hitmen entered the residence and attacked the party guests. Immediately 14 of the persons were killed and 12 received injuries.<ref>Reyes, Gerardo and Santiago Wills. The guests were mistaken for members of a rival gang. [https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/fast-furious-scandal-details-emerge-us-government-armed/story?id=17352694#.UGmiKqpfr4- Fast and Furious Scandal: New Details Emerge on How the U.S. Government Armed Mexican Drug Cartels]." ''[[ABC News]]''. September 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> Of the deceased, one attended the [[Autonomous University of Chihuahua]] while the others were students at [[Plantel 9 del Colegio de Bachilleres]] and the [[Centro de Estudios de Bachillerato Técnico Industrial y de Servicios]] (CBTIS).<ref>"[http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/835001.2010-ocurre-en-juarez-la-masacre-de-salvarcar-15-jovenes-fueron-asesinados.html 2010: Ocurre en Juárez la 'Masacre de Salvárcar'; 15 jóvenes fueron asesinados]." ''[[El Siglo de Torreón]]''. Thursday January 31, 2013. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref>