Mexico confirms police shot US girl dead in cartel chase
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Mexico confirms police shot US girl dead in cartel chase during drug operation in Matamoros, with an investigation under way. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MEXICO CITY – Mexican police shot dead a seven-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 on Nov 6.
Police captured a local criminal in Matamoros, which borders Brownsville, Texas, on Oct 29, triggering a series of street blockades by gunmen in the area.
The Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office said on Nov 6 that Aranza, a seven-year-old who was born in the United States, was hit in the head by police gunfire.
The girl’s mother told Mexican media she was travelling with five children and her husband in a pickup truck when they noticed a police helicopter was following them.
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