American girl, aged seven, shot dead near Texas border as Mexican police face questions over helicopter fire
MEXICO CITY, Nov 7 — Mexican police shot dead a seven-year-old American girl when they opened fire on her family&r...
On November 7, a seven-year-old American girl named Aranza was shot dead by Mexican police while her family was traveling in a vehicle near the Texas border. The incident occurred during a drug enforcement operation, according to the state prosecutor's office in Tamaulipas. The girl's mother informed Mexican media that they were traveling with five other children and her husband when they noticed a police helicopter following them.
Despite being told they were civilians with children, the family was fired upon by the police helicopter. The police were reportedly responding to attacks they allegedly came under from the ground during the roadblocks. Tamaulipas Attorney General Jesus Govea stated that the officers who fired on the family remain at large, but "significant progress is being made in the course of the investigation."
Over the past two decades, numerous civilians have died in the crossfire of drug-related violence in Mexico.
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