Mexican state beauty queen killed in shootout between suspected traffickers, soldiers

[alexmst]

The Associated Press

CULIACAN, MEXICO—Officials say a 20-year-old state beauty queen has been killed in northern Mexico during a running gun battle between soldiers and the gang of drug traffickers she was travelling with.

The prosecutor of the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa says the body of Maria Susana Flores Gamez has been turned over to relatives for burial.

Prosecutor Marco Antonio Higuera said Monday that Flores Gamez was travelling in one of the vehicles that engaged soldiers in an hours-long chase and shootout on Saturday.

Her body was found lying next to an assault rifle.

She was voted the 2012 Woman of Sinaloa in a beauty pageant in February.

 

[msog87]

ive read a few stories where these mexican beauty queens are running with cartel gangsters

 

[anon1]

ive read a few stories where these mexican beauty queens are running with cartel gangsters

But not necessarily by choice.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

This is so sad. :frown: R.I.P. to her and remind me again not to travel to Mexico

 

[GameBoy27]

This is so sad. :frown: R.I.P. to her and remind me again not to travel to Mexico

Well, at least not with a gang of drug traffickers.

 

[Keebler Elf]

I dunno, you live by the sword you die by the sword. You want the easy life then don't expect sympathy when you get killed while running with DRUG CARTELS.

p.s., Mexico needs to do better with its "beauty" queens...

 

[LKD]

I dunno, you live by the sword you die by the sword. You want the easy life then don't expect sympathy when you get killed while running with DRUG CARTELS.

p.s., Mexico needs to do better with its "beauty" queens...

does Mexico really have a choice with their 'beauty' queens.. I'm sure they get crowned by an organization run by the drug cartels xP

 

[larry]

the ladies in these third world countries have a choice. live poor and give it up to everyone and their brother. or try to live the high life with drug lords. sometimes things go wrong.

 

[LKD]

the ladies in these third world countries have a choice. live poor and give it up to everyone and their brother. or try to live the high life with drug lords. sometimes things go wrong.

its an easy draw.. I'm sure many girls in Toronto would do it in a heartbeat too if that happened here... drug lords waving stacks of bills in front of their faces