2010 Spring Break Marked by Gang Violence Shooting Death in Mexico

Drug-related gang violence has claimed the lives of two American citizens in Mexico. The shooting death comes at the wrong time for the country that is trying to move forward after last year's swine flu epidemic. The gunmen were brazen enough to shoot to death a two American citizens attached to the American consulate in Mexico. A young couple lost their lives after attending a birthday party. Their sole survivor is their young baby who was found crying in the backseat.


For sure, spring break will be affected. Mexican tourism will suffer the consequences as Canadians and Americans are reluctant to travel to its beaches.

Parents of teens who usually go to spend their Spring Break in Mexico need to heed the warnings launched by the American consulate and other U.S. officials. There need not be more tears on this site of North America.

Our condolences go to the parents, friends and family of the deceased!



WSJ wrote, "The killings revived memories of the 1985 torture-murder of Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent kidnapped in front of the U.S. consulate in Guadalajara and later killed by Mexican drug lords who had ties to high-ranking government officials. The Camarena murder damaged U.S.-Mexican relations and prompted the U.S. to temporarily close the border to trade. It also forced Mexico to act against drug gangs, a reason that Mexican gangs have since stayed away from targeting U.S. officials. More than two dozen people, including Mexican government officials, cartel leaders and associates, were convicted in connection with the murder..."

The Juárez consulate, the biggest U.S. consulate in the world, received a bomb threat a month ago which turned out to be false, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.