"Don" Alejo Garza Tamez (1933-14 November 2010) was a Mexican rancher who was killed while making a final stand against the infamous Los Zetas cartel.
Early Life[]
Alejo Garza Tamez was born in Nuevo Leon,Mexico.He was a child of a sawmill owner and have skill in marksmanship and hunting traced back from his childhood
Death[]
Alejo refused, telling his workers to take the day off rather than force them to face the wrath of Los Zetas. He then gathered his extensive collection of hunting and sporting weapons and placed them at various points around the house.
The next day, Los Zetas members drove into the ranch and ordered Don Alejo to surrender, before firing a warning shot when he refused to comply. Don Alejo responded by pulling a pistol and shooting two of the cartel members dead, before retreating to another firing position when the Los Zetas returned fire and shooting two more with a hunting rifle. During the firefight, two of the Los Zetas charged into the ranch house in an attempt to take Don Alejo by surprise, but were shot. The Los Zetas bombarded the ranch house with grenades.
After five minutes, the Los Zetas retreated in order to escape the oncoming Mexican Marines. The marines found four dead Los Zetas enforcers and two more badly injured. They also entered the ranch house, partially destroyed by gunfire and grenade blasts, and found the dead body of Don Alejo, who died of gunshot and shrapnel wounds after the Los Zetas retreated. No charges were ever brought against any Los Zetas members for his murder.