American Boy, 13, Killed During Mexico Vacation After Shooters Open Fire on His Family's Car

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The attorney general’s office in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas toldUSA Todaythat the child was a U.S. citizen and his parents are permanent residents of the United States. The victims’ names have not been released, but local reports say the boy’s father, mother and brother were injured.

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Another relative was driving in a vehicle behind the victims; that relative was uninjured in the attack.

The Spanish-language newspaperEl Diariohas identified the attackers as drug traffickers with the Cártel del Noreste. It is unclear whether the family had any connection to the attackers or if the ambush was random.

The road runs along the banks of the Rio Grande across the U.S.–Mexico border from Texas.

source: people.com