The state Secretary of Health said due to residents’ work the number of Rocky Mountain Fever cases has decreased statewide.
However, authorities did not provide statistics.
The secretary asked residents to get rid of old mattresses, sofas and other furniture that is home to ticks that might transmit the sickness, especially to children.
The agency also requested to keep pets clean and refrain them from sleeping indoors, as well as fumigating homes.
The illness, also known as rickettsia, has killed over one hundred residents in the last years.
Man shot to dead
A man was found dead early Thursday behind a park at Fraccionamiento Las Fuentes, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 4:15 a.m. a report was made at the emergency center regarding a body found laying on the street behind a park at Río Colorado Avenue and Hermenegildo Galeana Street.
After arrival, police agents found the male who had an undisclosed amount of bullet wounds.
The man, of approximately 30 years of age, had a blue denim pant, long-sleeve gray shirt and black tennis shoes.
No more details were provided.
Man shot by unknown suspect
A 32-year-old man was shot Wednesday night by a man who arrived on scene along with two other suspects, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 9:45 p.m. a report was made regarding the incident at Cuchitán Avenue at Fraccionamiento San Miguel 2.
According to the police the man was inside a green 1998 Honda Civic with three of his neighbors.
Three men arrived on a white 2003 Ford Explorer.
A witness told authorities that one of the suspects was wearing a white shirt while the two others were wearing dark clothes.
One of the men brandished a firearm and shot the driver.
The victim was injured once on the right leg, authorities said.
The suspects then left scene on the Explorer.
The injured man was transported to Mexicali’s General Hospital.
Police officers found on scene four caskets of small caliber.
Robbery suspect arrested
A man who allegedly took part in an armed robbery last month was arrested by state police officers, said the Assistant Attorney General in Mexicali Fernando Ramírez.
State Ministerial police agents arrested Alberto “Doe” for a robbery reported on April 21 in a residence at Colonia Conjunto Urbano Orizaba neighborhood.
According to the official the victim was sleeping when suddenly heard noise on the roof of her residence.
After opening her bedroom’s door the victim observed her former neighbor, who brandished a firearm and force her to remain sit.
The suspect then took several items including a purse with personal documents, two iPhones and jewelry.
Before leaving, the suspect presumably took a rock and threw it against a window.
The suspect then told the victim he was to come back.
The suspect was booked in Mexicali Jail, Ramírez said.
