Four men died Monday after a police helicopter crashed by Mount Signal, state officials said.
Two of the victims were identified as pilot captain Noé Carrazco Cruz, 36, paramedic Jorge Alberto Zavala Martínez, 30, both officers with the state Preventive police department and originally from Tijuana.
The other two victims were rescuers Roberto Caloca Quiroz with the Aguiluchos rescue group and Roberto Carlos Munguía Medina with the Bravo 10 group.
The victims had previously transported the body of excursionist Karen Violeta Ruiz Sánchez, who was found dead after being left behind by organizers of a climbing event at the mountain Sunday.
Police officers just landed to pick up rescue members and were departing when the rear part of the helicopter touched electricity cables that caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft.
The accident was reported at 2:41 p.m., said state Secretary of Public Safety Daniel de la Rosa.
The city announced the official 114 anniversary ceremony to be held in a sober manner while rescheduling the artistic events programmed at the evening at the Center of Fairs and Expositions, also known as FEX.
Woman found dead at home
A 43-year-old woman was found deceased inside her residence Monday morning, according to media reports.
The victim was identified as Verónica Guillén, who apparently was shot once in the head with a shotgun.
The victim’s body was found by her brother at 11:37 a.m. at a residence located at 173 Algodón Street at Colonia Granjas Santa Cecilia neighborhood.
Authorities told reporters the victim died hours before being found.
Authorities have no information about the suspect.
Siblings killed at residence
Two siblings were shot to dead Monday at their western Mexicali residence, according to media reports.
The victims were identified as José Vicente Trujillo Ibarra, 20 and Luis Armando Trujillo Ibarra, 22.
The brothers were shot around 9 a.m. while sleeping at their residence located at 685 Balbacia Avenue at Fraccionamiento Jazmines subdivision.
Neighbors heard several shots but were incapable of seeing any suspects.
The slain men are alleged members of a street gang and had been involved in robberies.
Thousands of new jobs reported in 2017
The Mexican Institute of Social Security reported job creation during the first two months of the year that left Baja California in third place nationwide.
The Mexican agency said 18,507 new jobs were opened in January and February in the state.
Compared to the same period of last year the state observed 4,984 additional jobs than the ones opened in 2016.
The state also reported an unemployment rate of 2.65 percent, the lowest in Mexico’s northern border states.
The state has a goal of opening 50000 new jobs this year.
