Medical Student Killed in Mexico
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}University officials in crime-ridden Ciudad Juarez are planning a protest march after the slaying of a medical student who was forced to kneel then shot in his head.
University officials say 20-year-old Juan Antonio Chavez was killed at dawn Wednesday.
University spokesman Arturo Pedraza said Chavez was student and a Red Cross paramedic.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chavez's death follows the murder of student 17-year-old student Alfredo Franco, who was killed by a group of gunmen a few days ago. Pedraza said the university is sponsoring a march Sunday to protest the violence against their students.
Ciudad Juarez is Mexico's deadliest city. More than 1,900 people have been killed this year as drug cartels battle for control.