Carlos Alberto Guajardo Romero fought back violently against the military and have used violence to strke fear on the civilian population. In addition, journalists have also been targets of the drug gangs when they have reported on their criminal activities. In a phone call between President Barack Obama and President Felipe Calderon, Obama offered his condolences for the loss of Mexican lives in the gunfight, which included Carlos Guajardo. The Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) in Mexico released the following statement: "Generals, chiefs, army officers and air force personnel, together express their condolences of our supreme citizen commander Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of the
Juan Hinojosa Juan Hinojosa Juan Jesus "Chuy" Hinojosa (born 7 March 1946) is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 20th District (Corpus Christi–McAllen). Born in McAllen, Texas, Hinojosa was a farm worker who worked his way through school to earn a law degree. For more than 25 years, Hinojosa has represented South Texas in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. Hinojosa served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps as a squad leader in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. Returning to South Texas, he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Pan American University