Cabo Tourists Take Cover in Mall During Gunfight
- Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:12pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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(AP)Hundreds of people cowered for about two hours inside a shopping mall in the resort town of Cabo San Lucas Saturday while security forces traded sporadic gunfire with armed men in the parking lot and then searched stores for suspects.
No one was injured in the gunbattle, but some cars and entrance doors to the shopping center were damaged, authorities said.
Police said they arrested two men who were also suspected of being involved in an overnight attack near the mall that killed a Mexican marine.
Authorities said the shooting at the Plaza Sendero shopping center erupted when marines and police found armed men in the parking lot about 1 p.m. Police ordered shoppers and employees to stay inside during the battle and the later search of the mall.
The military said army troops arrived to help secure the area and caught one suspect, who was turned over to city officials. The soldiers also provided security for the shoppers and employees inside the mall, who were allowed to leave around 3 p.m.
Video posted on Youtube of the gunfight:
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Comments (48)
FlatFoot
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 11:47pm¡Viva La Raza!
Report Post »gvblaze
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 11:39pmJeeez! What next? I mean, you take a vacation to Cabo and then you get a free ride home with an extra half pound of lead injected? I’ve heard of going on shooting trips but this is not what I had in mind.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 11:11pmI wonder how many of those guns came from Fast and Furious!
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:23pmis it me, or does that guy with his face blurred out in the picture look like Obama?……LOL
Report Post »ronaldreaganthegreat
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 12:03amLoooooooooooooooL!
Report Post »spfoam1
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:19pmIt’s just as safe as Aruba. People are just dying to get back and tell everyone about all the fun.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 11:10pmI warned my hairdresser .. she was going down to Mexico last month for a vacation .. she hadn’t even heard about Fast and Furious or any of the violence , watches MSM … why anyone would go to a third world country for a “vacation” is beyond me.
Report Post »Steev
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:10pmThe military does not belong with law enforcement !
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 12:19amDepends on the laws of the country. I fear Mexico needs more than the police AND their military can accomplish at this time.
Report Post »Merrymix
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:10pmWe go to Cabo twice a year; just returned from there last week. The area you are watching is not a tourist area. We feel totally safe in Cabo and have never seen anything at all that seemed suspect. The resorts are gated with security and the Mexican people are among the best on earth.
Report Post »It’s always a joy to see these people so happy in their work and so dedicated. Cabo is not a likely or practical place for drug wars.
smartgirl
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 11:15pmYeah, everything’s fine as long as you stay locked inside your resort. But don’t try and go out and explore the “real” Mexico.
Report Post »chingachgook
Posted on November 1, 2011 at 12:23amtell Kiki Camarena how nice Mexico is.
Report Post »Beckett
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 9:55pmYou can hear the gun fight at
reportingfrommexico dot blogspot dot com
Report Post »Beckett
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 9:54pmYou can hear the gun fight here;
http://reportingfrommexico.blogspot.com/2011/10/americans-witness-gun-battle-in-cabo.html
Report Post »Beckett
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 9:52pmyou can hear the gun fight here
http://reportingfrommexico.blogspot.com/2011/10/americans-witness-gun-battle-in-cabo.html
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 9:11pmI’ll be needing a big jug of that there tequila now amigo!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 8:22pmThe Obama depression will stop illegal immigration completely,but we’ll all be screwed as well.
Report Post »skipmontesjr
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 8:11pmWell…The last bastion of Mexican Vacation spots that was untouched by violence for the most part is now gone….Looks like the waterfront property I wanted there will now become a lot cheaper…..Oh but Mr. President we clearly dont have a problem with Mexico….
Report Post »themongoose
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 9:34pmas a non-native you can’t own oceanfront property
Report Post »JerseyGirl303
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 1:26pmI am a non-native and own property in nearby San Jose del Cabo. As a non-native you can own ocean-front property. You do this trough a Fideicomiso. Fideicomiso is a 50-year perpetually renewable and transferable Bank Trust through which Foreigners acquire irrevocable and absolute ownership rights to property in Mexico.This Trust is a legal substitute for deeded (fee simple) ownership and is provided specifically for non-nationals to own property in the formerly restricted zones (border and beach areas.) The Trust system of ownership is sanctioned by the Mexican government, provided for under the Mexican Constitution, and secured by the Central Bank of Mexico.
Report Post »The Divided States of America
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:55pmmexicans and muslims = Trouble
Report Post »gvblaze
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 11:35pmJust drop the Mexican part and its still true.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:46pmMexicans certainly know how to have a good time!
Report Post »stanabobana
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:40pmHey Esee… kepasa?? vamanos amigo!! peestolas they are everywhere.
Report Post »nohussein
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:38pmWhy would anyone want to go the mexico, it’s a dump.
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 8:23pmI’m with you on that, you couldn’t pay me to go to México.
Report Post »west1890
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:21pmBeen there- Cabo, Puerto Villarta, etc., and you’re right. With the exception of the enclaves where the ultra wealthy live- it looks and smells like an open cesspool.
Report Post »maples
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:32pmThere goes the neighborhood! Also there goes the Tourism.
Report Post »wavy1953
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:29pmComming to a neighborhood near you!
Report Post »wavy1953
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:28pmSoon to come to a neighborhood near you!
Report Post »Tea-******
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:28pmhhh
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:25pmDo the police have weapons ? I know Holder keeps the perps well armed,but does anyone arm the cops?
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:36pmI have an informant that said the cops do have guns, but the firing pins have been removed. Just in case someone was to get a pin, the barrels have welds so that no gang or cartel members could possibly be harmed.
Report Post »Just received a call from my informant that police were to only show a presense, and if they attempted to restrain a bandito, that they would automatically get two years in solitary.
Oh, I’m sorry. My informant thought I was asking if US border agents had weapons. I don’t have an answer about Mexican police.
ares338
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:24pmOh yeah….let’s go to sunny Mexico for our fun filled cartel vacation. Bullets are complimentary!
Report Post »starman70
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:24pmHere it is folks, the best reason given to never visit Mexico!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 7:22pmAnd… why should I care?
Report Post »45Sentinel
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:48pmBecause the only way the cartels can make more money is to expand. How much of the leftist crap in this country is supported by them? Look at LA and Detroit, et al.
It is a cesspool, and the overflowing toilet is heading our way.
Report Post »KidCharlemagne
Posted on October 31, 2011 at 12:22am45Sentinel
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 10:48pm
Because the only way the cartels can make more money is to expand.
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…….and they’re doing a pretty good job of it:
“Mexican drug cartels’ US reach expanded over 300 percent in two years
By Nicholas Ballasy
Published: 12:02 AM 09/30/2011
Mexican drug cartels have expanded the scope of their U.S. operations over 300 percent in two years, from operating in at least 230 cities in 2008 to more than 1,000 cities in 2010, according to a comparison of the U.S. Justice Department’s National Drug Threat Assessments.”
http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/30/drug-war-mexican-cartels-u-s-reach-expands-over-400-percent-in-two-years/
That’s what generally happens though when the drug cartels domestic competitors inside the U.S. are eliminated and it just allows transnational organized crime to grow bigger and stronger than ever before.
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