Former Juarez PD Chief in Stable Condition After Being Shot

police chief of juarez is recovering a day after he was shot. two suspected triggerman are in custody and more arrests are expected. angela kocherga has more on the investigation. it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7: s/Ciudad Juarez, Mexico At police headquarters in Juarez officers are on edge and few want to speak openly about the high profile attack on their former chief. Esperemos que todo salga bien This officer said “we hop everything turns out well.” Julian Leyzaola is now in stable condition. Gunmen shot the former police chief as he waited in a parked car for his wife and son. They were not injured. It happened on busy street near a border crossing. s/2012 Leyzaola took over as police chief when Juarez was known as Mexico’s murder capital. He was credited with reducing street crime but also criticized for using excessive force on suspects. No son Angelitos They’re not angels Leyzaola told us in this 2012 interview defending harsh tactics. s/courtesy: El Norte Now, authorities have two suspects in custody for shooting the former police chief. The search continues for those who may have paid the triggermen. s/Angela Kocherga, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 15:40:24 Here in Juarez we’re told Leyzaola was often armed but the gunmen picked the moment when he was not carrying his weapon because he was about to cross the border from Mexico over to the u.s. The attempt to murder their former chief is a reminder of the danger of the job even for some who no longer wear the uniform. Add custom outcue mexican police say the men accused of attacking leyzaola are alleged drug dealers who say they didn’t know who their target was. after the shooting in garland texas: people are