By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat
A businessman was gunned down by armed men as he attempted to flee from a kidnapping attempt in Celaya, Guanajuato on June 16th. Security camera footage shows the kidnappers attempt to force him into a vehicle, and then shooting him 12 times as he breaks free and sprints away.
The victim was Marco Polo Gámez, the owner of a public transport company and an associate of Ómnibus Urbanos y Suburbanos*, another bus transportation firm.
Recently released CCTV footage shows Gámez cornered by armed men outside a convenience store near the intersection of Martín Enríquez de Almanza and Mutualismo streets near the center of Celaya around 8:30 a.m..
Moments after entering the store, armed men leave the store with him, attempting to force him into a silver sedan parked outside. He resisted and attempted to sprint away, when one man shoots him 12 times with a rifle in the back.
National Guard and paramedics responded to reports of gunfire and Gámez dead at the scene, with bullet wounds in the head, neck, chest, and abdomen. Around a dozen spent casings littered the area.
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| (0:04) Gámez, alone, enters the convenience store from the left. |
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| (0:12) A silver vehicle arrives outside. Two men get out and go inside the store. The driver remains in the vehicle. |
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| (0:46) The driver exits the vehicle and heads to the store to join the men inside. |
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| (0:53) All three armed men exit the store with Gámez. |
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| (1:00) The men open the door of a silver sedan and try to force Gámez inside. |
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| (1:24) Gámez resists and runs to the other side of the parking space. |
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| (1:29) The armed men retreat as Gámez appears to point a pistol. |
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| (1:33) Gámez attempts to sprint away. |
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| (1:35) One of the armed men shoots Gámez 12 times in the back as he flees. |
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