7 youths killed in gang shootout
From Times Wire Reports
Seven youths were killed in a shootout between rival gangs on a road near Guatemala’s capital, police said.
Authorities believe the gun battle, which took place in Guatemala City’s northern suburbs, was between the Pandilla 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs, said police spokesman Faustino Sanchez. Among the dead was a 15-year-old boy.
Youth gangs are rampant in Guatemala, and as few as 2% of the country’s more than 5,000 homicides a year are solved.
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