Tijuana drug war hits home
This weekend, Jesus “Joaquin” Isordia joined the ranks of Tijuana’s far-too-numerous casualties of the Mexican drug wars. For CityBeat, Isordia’s murder is more than another statistic, because every Wednesday he was one of the guys who delivered stacks of our publication. Friends and family say Isordia, 24, was outside his apartment washing his truck on Monday, Dec. 29, when a car drove by and opened fire. Isordia was hit several times and died in front of his home.
Friends say Isordia lived next door to known drug dealers, and they suspect rival dealers are responsible for the shooting, although I can’t find any reports to substantiate this just yet (apparently, his death isn’t dramatic enough for the daily papers to cover).
It’s a sad, sad state of affairs in the city at this point. Isordia was a guitarist in Tijuana metal bands, including Nuestra Sangre and The Sacrifice Theory, not, as far as we know, a drug dealer. He shouldn’t be among the city’s dead.
Beau’s Distribution, CityBeat‘s distributor and Isordia’s employer, will be holding a benefit show to raise funds for Isordia’s family. Check this site for details as we learn them.
fue amigo de muchos y camarada de otros como yo es triste ke un amigo pierda la vida y trajico ke la pierda de esa forma tan horrible. pero no ablemos de su muerte ablemos de lo ke nos deja! su buena musica ke aunke no tiene vida durara para siempre por los siglos de los siglos y poes como siempre digo: lo ke hacemos por nosotros muere con nosotros pero lo ke hacemos por los otros permanece y es inmortal!
A very sad moment… Mi mas sentido pesame a la familia de Joaquin… un gran musico, gran talento…
Y la verdad esto ya es suficiente… A DARLE FIN A LA VIOLENCIA!!!
RIP JOAQUIN. YOU WILL ROCK FOREVER MAN!!
its time to stand up, Police needs to act like a man about it,
its sad how a bigass figure, couldnt end the road with us,
great musician, great guy, forever in our hearts
we are so gonna miss you bro.
Big loss for the tijuana scene
Rest in peace smash
A shitty end to a nice person.
I’m sorry to know about Joaquin’s passing, I love the bands in Tijuana, love their music, love their spirit, and mostly I love their Unity!!!…. my condolences to Joaquin’s family, friends, band members and to all of Tijuana’s music movement.!!!…. we should all look more towards Tijuana and their art, after all WE ARE NEIGHBORS!!!!
it is 01/09. I have been back to TJ, Rosarito and Ensenada tremendous amounts of times…last was 3 weeks ago. TJ is slow, lots of police, rosarito has lots of military and ensenada is slow. crime the same it seems, still go alone to all three and no problems, more safer than before as there are more police…random shootings are going on but not near the toursit zones much at all. all killings are between the cartels, TJ on Revolution is safe, had dental work done and got 3k for 550 bucks, same stuff as the states, computer x-rays, everything was great. went to La Zona Rosa at night, slow and no probelms…stay on the main corridor and no porblems, the locals are hungry for the tourist dollar…on a side note i did get my ass severly beat up robbeed and knocked out for an hour by at the pool area around midnight three african americans, however it was at a casino at Stateline Nevada known as the Primm and it was after a snoop dogg concert with extra police and sureveiilance cameras, so you tell me how safe it is here in Amercia.,…and to boot the police and the security could not find or identify any of them! yeah its war zone in Noithern Baja but i have been there a lot the last 4 months, sometimes 2 weeks in a row I have gone alone ands it is dead slow, but saw no shoot outs, all this cartel stuff is away from the main drags and between the cartels…tourists in any country need to be wary….funny how i get my ass beat and robbed in a casino with tons of security and no one saw a thing.i go to the war zone of mexico and nothing happens. Oh and i got my leather jacket stolen at a local vegas strip cl;ub called the Spearmint Rhino and had to call the cops and at the last minute Management “found” my stoled jacket after 2 hours of aying it was not thjere….go to a mexican strip club and never had a problem…..go figure…i dont know…dont be an asshole, and treat everyone with respect. i have had mnore shit happen to me here in the states than when i lived in Cabo or been to TJ….so crime is everywhere however i wont go to South Central or Compton alone, lived in Long Beach ten years and know this white ass would not make it out alive…. it is probably moresafe to go and eat the lobster at Puerto Nuevo than ever….sure there is a chance somethiong might happen,..jusrt ask the Security at the Casino or at the Rhino strip club …I got my ass beat and robbed in vegas but nada in three years in Mexico…