10 Killed By Gunmen In Capital Of Mexico State Of Sinaloa

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Prosecutors in Mexico say attackers shot and killed nine people at an auto repair shop in the gang-plagued city of Culiacan.

Also, an investigator was found shot to death near police headquarters.

Culiacan is the capital of northern Sinaloa state – home to the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.

Six bullet-ridden bodies were found today inside the auto body shop, and three more bodies were found on the street just outside the business. So far, there are no ID’s on the bodies and no arrests.

An investigator was found shot to death in his truck near Culiacan’s police headquarters. It was unclear if the same gunmen were involved in his death.

Also this week, ten police officers in the town of Agua Prieta, across the border from Douglas, Arizona, resigned after a fellow patrolman was gunned down.

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