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10-Year Old Guatemalan Boy Suspect in Murder of Taxi Driver
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Guatemala authorities are responding to the second 'child assassin' in just a week, here a 10-year-old boy shot and killed a cab driver without apparent provocation. continue reading »
Another Priest Murdered in Latin America Making Fr. Jose Mendoza Death the 4th in 2013
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Since the beginning of this year 2013, a total number of 4 priests have been killed in Latin America, most recently Fr. Jose Ramon Mendoza in Lara, Venezuela continue reading »
Latin America News: Gunmen Kill Honduran Mayor and Family Member
January 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The mayor of the central Honduran city of Esquias, his father and two other people were gunned down Sunday, police said. continue reading »
Merchant in Brazil Guns Down Three People, Including Local Mayor
November 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The recently re-elected mayor of the small northeastern Brazilian city of Jussiape, his wife and a councilman were gunned down by a merchant, who later died in a shootout with police, officials said. continue reading »
Bloody Weekend in Sao Paulo - 10 Reported Dead So Far
November 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least two more people were shot to death in Greater Sao Paolo in the past 24 hours, bringing to 10 the number of murders committed here since Friday night, police said. continue reading »
Honduran Cop Guns Down 5 of His Fellow Police Officers Inside Station
November 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five Honduran police were killed Monday when one of their colleagues opened fire inside a precinct house in the Caribbean port city of La Ceiba, authorities said. continue reading »
Machine Guns, Grenades and Explosives Found in Venezuelan Prison
October 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Authorities found a well-stocked arsenal at a prison in the central state of Falcon that was evacuated last week for renovations, the minister responsible for Venezuela's penitentiary system said Monday. continue reading »
Bomb in Bogota Targeting Interior Minister, Fernando Londoño, Kills Two and Wounds 39
May 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A bomb targeting former Interior Minister Fernando Londoño killed his driver and a bodyguard and wounded 39 others Tuesday in the Colombian capital, police said, amending earlier official comments that spoke of five dead and 29 injured. continue reading »
Argentine Pro Soccer Player Dies in Crossfire between Police and Thieves
May 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 20-year-old player with Argentina's Banfield soccer club died over the weekend when he got caught in the crossfire between a police officer and thieves outside Buenos Aires, the player's agent said. continue reading »
At Least 75 Die during Holy Week in El Salvador, 49 were Murdered
April 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 75 people died during Holy Week in El Salvador, 26 of whom drowned or died in other accidents and 49 of whom were murdered, authorities said Tuesday. continue reading »
Honduran Marital Art Champ Arrested for Strangling Five People
March 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A martial arts expert who has been a fugitive from justice since May 2010 and is accused of strangling five people was arrested by Honduran police, authorities said. continue reading »
Plaguing Problem for Latin America: Inmates Killed in El Salvador Prison
February 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least three inmates were murdered and another is missing at the Chalatenango prison in northern El Salvador, officials said. continue reading »
