Gunmen wound federal legislator, kill driver in Nuevo Laredo

Believe it or not this is NOT the same legislator as the story immediately preceeding it.

That one died (Jan 14 attack). This one was 'only' shot 6 times. Add legislators to the list of reporteres, police chiefs, police men and wealthy business owners who are being targeted by the drug gangsters.

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Gunmen wielding assault rifles attacked a vehicle carrying federal Congressman Horacio Garza in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, wounding him and killing his driver on Monday, just one day after the government announced a sweeping crackdown on drug-fueled crime in the area.


Garza was in stable condition after suffering gunshot wounds to the neck, leg and shoulder in the attack, but his driver, Hector Morales Juarez, died at the scene on a roadway leading to the city's airport

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