An American-born girl who was 7 years old was killed by Mexican police after they opened fire from a helicopter while pursuing a Gulf Cartel leader.
Aranza Aidely Pardo was shot in the head and killed on October 29th. CBS News reported that the Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office was investigating the matter.
The victim’s family was traveling in an area where there were blockades set up by men with guns. This followed the capture of a local gang member when the gunfire started.
The victim’s mother explained to the Mexican media that she and her husband, along with their five kids, were in their vehicle when they noticed that a police helicopter was following them. The city borders Brownsville, Texas.
After stopping their car, the husband got out to try to tell the police they were civilians and had children in the car. The police fired on them without regard.
The mother used her body to try and protect her kids, but Aranza was unfortunately hit in the head and killed.
The New York Post reported, “Tamaulipas Attorney General Jesús Govea told Milenio that law enforcement officers were responding to an attack from the ground when they came under fire during road blockades.”
According to Govea, the officers who opened fire have not been detained, but there is an investigation.
With massive corruption south of the border, it would not be surprising if nothing came of these investigations.
A 7-year-old American-born girl was killed when Mexican police opened fire from a helicopter during a cartel chase to capture a Gulf Cartel leader.
The little girl, Aranza, was hit in the head by gunfire and died on Oct. 29, prompting an investigation into the police-involved shooting, CBS News reported, the Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office.
Aranza’s family was traveling in an area where armed men had set up blockades, following the capture of a local gangbanger in Matamoros, when the shooting unfolded.
Mexican police shot dead a 7-year-old American girl when they opened fire on her family’s vehicle from a helicopter during a drug enforcement operation, the state prosecutor confirmed Friday.
Police captured a local criminal in Matamoros, which borders Brownsville, Texas, on October 29, triggering a series of street blockades by gunmen in the area.
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