American family attacked in Mexico, child killed

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An American family returning to the U.S. from Mexico has come under attack just south of Texas, with armed gunmen killing a 13-year-old / wounding three others
Article author: 
Alfredo Pena
Article publisher: 
Associated Press & ABC News
Article date: 
3 January 2020
Article category: 
National News
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An American family returning to the U.S. after a holiday visit to Mexico came under attack just south of Texas on Saturday night, with armed gunmen killing a 13-year-old and wounding three other people.

The attorney general's office in the state of Tamaulipas said the child was a U.S. citizen and that the parents were permanent residents of the U.S. They did not release the victims' names.

The family was traveling in a Chevrolet SUV with Oklahoma state plates, returning from a holiday visit to relatives ...