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Arrests Made In Shooting That Killed 5 In Tijuana

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Arrests Made In Shooting That Killed 5 In Tijuana

Arrests Made In Shooting That Killed 5 In Tijuana

SAN DIEGO -- Baja California State Police have made arrests in the case of five people murdered at a family party in Tijuana in January, which included the death of a popular San Ysidro middle school student.

Police arrested three people Friday, including a 24-year-old woman they said ordered the killings.

In a statement, police officials said that Martha Lizeth Osegueda Rodriguez, an alleged neighborhood drug dealer, ordered the murders in retaliation for the theft of some drugs.

On Jan. 28, masked gunmen stormed a child’s birthday party in Tijuana’s Tres de Octubre neighborhood, took five males into the kitchen, and executed them.

Among the victims was 13-year-old Ulysses Castrejon, whose parents were in a nearby room when he was killed.

Police say Osegueda worked for a criminal group with ties to the

Adrian Florido was a reporter for the Fronteras Desk in 2013.