A 14-year-old boy from Chicago is in a coma after he, his father and uncle have been shot on a household trip in Mexico, in response to native stories and a fundraiser for the household.
Durango, Mexico, officers instructed NBC 5 Chicago that Vicente Peña Jr., 38, and Antonio “Tony” Fernandez, 44, each from Chicago, have been killed within the capturing final week, together with Jorge Eduardo Vargas Aguirre, 22.
Pena, his son and Fernandez are US residents, and Vargas Aguirre is an area resident and relative of the opposite victims, the Durango Legal professional Common’s Workplace stated, ABC Information reported.
A fundraiser on SpotFund created by the 14-year-old’s mom says {the teenager} “traveled to Durango, Mexico with his father, brother and uncle to visit family and celebrate his 14th [birthday].”
“2 days before my baby’s birthday they were victims of an attack… my son’s father, uncle and a cousin were shot to death and my son was the only survivor also shot on the head [isc],” the boy’s mom wrote on the SpotFund web page. “He is in critical condition in ICU and on life support.”
{The teenager}’s mom is elevating funds for her son’s medical wants and to switch him again to america.
The victims’ our bodies have been discovered on Dec. 27 alongside the Francisco Zarco Freeway in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango officers instructed NBC 5.
They’d been touring in an SUV with Illinois license plates after they have been attacked in what officers described to NBC 5 as a surge in violent crime in Durango, in response to the outlet. Different particulars concerning the assault weren’t instantly obtainable.
The State Division and Durango-area police didn’t instantly reply to inquiries from Fox Information Digital.
The State Division has issued a Degree 2 journey advisory for Mexico, that means vacationers ought to train elevated warning when visiting america’ southern neighbor.
The advisory says “[v]iolent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is widespread and common in Mexico.”
