9 men found shot to death in and around Mexican resort of Acapulco

September 30th, 2009 Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resortPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday. Witnesses told police that a gunman approached Gordon Douglas Kendall and Jeffrey Ronald Ivans outside the building they were staying in and shot Kendall, according to Jalisco state prosecutor Guillermo Diaz.

September 23rd, 2009 Police look for clues in death of elderly CA womanTIBURON, Calif. — Police are searching for clues after a 75-year-old woman was found shot to death outside her home in the quiet community of Tiburon, north of San Francisco.

September 12th, 2009 5 bodies found dumped in landfill near AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police have found the bodies of five men dumped in a landfill near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco. The Guerrero state Public Safety Department says the men had been shot to death and police officers found a note with the bodies signed "The boss of bosses." A statement issued Saturday by the department says investigators also found at least 50 bullet casings and duct tape at the scene.

August 20th, 2009 Mexican state lawmaker killedACAPULCO, Mexico — Gunmen have killed the presiding lawmaker of the state legislature in a drug-plagued Mexican state. Guerrero state's public safety department says the body of leftist congressman Armando Chavarria was found early Thursday in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the state capital of Chilpancingo.

July 30th, 2009 Mexican radio journalist found dead in AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — The body of a Mexican radio journalist was found beaten, gagged and partially buried the resort city of Acapulco, police said Wednesday. Juan Daniel Martinez's body was found in a clandestine grave in an empty lot Tuesday night, the Guerrero state Public Safety Department said in a statement.

June 24th, 2009 Andres weakens to tropical storm, back out to seaPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — A weakening Tropical Storm Andres was heading out to sea Wednesday after flooding homes and killing at least one person on Mexico's southwestern coast, but forecasters warned the storm could still brush the tip of Baja California. The storm skirted the coast south of the tourist resort of Puerta Vallarta on Tuesday, but by early Wednesday the Mexican government canceled a tropical storm watch stretching from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes.

June 17th, 2009 7 men beaten, shot to death in northern MexicoMEXICO CITY — Police have found the bodies of seven young men who were beaten or shot to death in the state of Durango in northern Mexico. At least three of the bodies had bullet wounds.

June 9th, 2009 Gunmen throw grenades in Acapulco, 3 police killedACAPULCO, Mexico — Gunmen launched grenades and opened fire in near simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing three officers in violence that broke out less than 48 hours after a gunbattle in the resort left 17 dead. The bold, pre-dawn attacks Monday also wounded one police officer in this Pacific resort city, which has long been plagued by drug violence.

June 8th, 2009 Shootout kills 16 gunmen, 2 soldiers in AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — It was a shootout straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: Outlaws holed up in a hillside mansion fought heavily armed Mexican soldiers with a rain of gunfire and grenades that had tourists cowering in hotels nearby. Roughly 3,000 shots and 50 explosions marked the four-hour battle late Saturday that left 16 gunmen and two soldiers dead.

June 8th, 2009 2 police officers killed in AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — Attackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others in the Pacific coast resort city plagued by drug violence. The bold pre-dawn attacks follow a spectacular four-hour gunbattle that killed 17 people — 13 suspected hit men, two innocent bystanders and two soldiers — said Daniel Velasco, an army commander in Acapulco.

June 7th, 2009 Shootout kills 16 in Mexico's Acapulco resortACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican soldiers fought a two-hour battle with heavily armed men holed up at a house in an Acapulco hotel zone, killing 15 of the gunmen as Mexican tourist cowered in their rooms nearby. One soldier was killed and the wounded included three soldiers and three bystanders.

June 7th, 2009 Mexican colonel: Shootout kills 16 in AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — It was a shootout straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: Masked and heavily armed Mexican soldiers battled outlaws holed up in a cliffside mansion in a four-hour shootout that had tourists cowering in hotels nearby. Roughly 3,000 shots flew, and 50 grenades exploded during the raucous gunbattle late Saturday that killed 15 gunmen and one soldier.

June 3rd, 2009 Mexican cartel member shot and killed in El PasoEL PASO, Texas — Police in El Paso, Texas, say a Mexican man shot to death last month in front of a house was a midlevel official in the Juarez drug cartel. Officer Chris Mears said Wednesday that police have identified Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana as a lieutenant in the gang, which is blamed for countless killings across the Rio Grande from El Paso in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

May 4th, 2009 Police find 11 bodies dumped in southern MexicoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police say they found 11 bodies dumped around a southern Mexican state, including seven wrapped in plastic bags and thrown off a bridge. Guerrero state police say the bodies of five men and two women were found in a river between the Pacific resort town of Acapulco and the city of Cuernavaca.

May 4th, 2009 CANCUN - Hundreds of tourists have left the Mexican resort city of Cancun after the governmment announced a swine flu alert in the country. Hotels and resorts in the city have closed their operations following the alert.