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MEXICO CITY, May 8 (UPI) -- The head of Mexico's federal police force was killed Thursday by a group of gunmen, police officials said.
Edgar Millan Gomez was shot several times outside his Mexico City apartment building early Thursday, El Universal reported online.
He later died at a nearby hospital, according to police.
One of the suspected gunmen was taken into police custody for questioning.
Gomez was the head of the country's anti-drug trafficking task force.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has sent Mexican police to several border towns in recent months to combat the growing violence associated with drug trafficking.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 (UPI) --
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez Monday laughed off an embarrassing misstep she made at the American Music Awards show Sunday night.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) --
Crude oil prices fell below $78 per barrel Monday as equities rose on Wall Street and the dollar traded lower against the euro and the yen.
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