Mexican Police Shoot US Teen Near Border
Nov 12, 2014 15:08:27 GMT -6
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Post by blackcatmagic on Nov 12, 2014 15:08:27 GMT -6
Police in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas wounded a pregnant 14-year-old U.S. citizen after the truck she was in failed to obey police commands to stop.
The Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office said late Monday the teen and her four-month-old fetus are not in danger of dying.
The office said the shooting happened around midnight on a Reynosa street near the international bridge leading to Pharr, Texas.
State police officers approached the girl and a boy who was driving the truck outside a convenience store, and ordered them to stop.
The driver took off, and police fired at the truck's tires to stop the vehicle.
When it stopped, the driver fled and the girl was found wounded in the belly, and taken to a hospital.
The prosecutor's office said the state police officers would be questioned in the case.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said it was aware of reports that an American citizen had been shot in Reynosa, but could not provide further details.
Meanwhile, inquiries continue into the deaths of three American siblings found shot to death outside the nearby city of Matamoros in late October.
The parents of Erica, Alex and Jose Angel Alvarado Rivera of Progreso, Texas, said armed men dressed in uniforms identifying them as "Grupo Hercules," a specialized police unit in Matamoros took them and Erica's boyfriend from a taco restaurant near the border town of El Control on Oct. 13. Their bodies were found on Oct. 29, outside Matamoros.
Grupo Hercules is made up of former soldiers and marines who have been vetted by state police to provide security for city officials and target crime in high-risk areas.
The Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office said late Monday the teen and her four-month-old fetus are not in danger of dying.
The office said the shooting happened around midnight on a Reynosa street near the international bridge leading to Pharr, Texas.
State police officers approached the girl and a boy who was driving the truck outside a convenience store, and ordered them to stop.
The driver took off, and police fired at the truck's tires to stop the vehicle.
When it stopped, the driver fled and the girl was found wounded in the belly, and taken to a hospital.
The prosecutor's office said the state police officers would be questioned in the case.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said it was aware of reports that an American citizen had been shot in Reynosa, but could not provide further details.
Meanwhile, inquiries continue into the deaths of three American siblings found shot to death outside the nearby city of Matamoros in late October.
The parents of Erica, Alex and Jose Angel Alvarado Rivera of Progreso, Texas, said armed men dressed in uniforms identifying them as "Grupo Hercules," a specialized police unit in Matamoros took them and Erica's boyfriend from a taco restaurant near the border town of El Control on Oct. 13. Their bodies were found on Oct. 29, outside Matamoros.
Grupo Hercules is made up of former soldiers and marines who have been vetted by state police to provide security for city officials and target crime in high-risk areas.
Source #1 HERE and Source #2 HERE
I don't think we are getting all the facts here. Even the two sources are a little different in their story. Don't even get me started on why a 14 yr old was out past midnight, on a school night, across the boarder, and pregnant to boot. Great parenting right there.
From what I understand, the male may have done something. Neither source states a reason why the police were trying to pull over the car. Mexican police aren't known for being ethical. Maybe they had crossed illegally. I wonder if he is a US citizen or a Mexican national. If a US citizen penalties can be high for illegal immigrants in Mexico. (it's kinda ironic.) Maybe he had drugs. Maybe he stole something at the convenience store. Maybe he was part of a cartel. Who knows. What we do know is he made things a lot worse, than it had to be, and endangering the welfare of his "friend" in the process. This is why we should be cracking down on boarder security. It causes so many problems for both countries involved.
I have no sympathy for the girl or the boy. It seems that at a young age she has made a series of bad decisions. She's lucky she wasn't killed or put in a Mexican jail.
Investigators reported that 14-year-old Indira Michelle Blanco-Gonzalez was a passenger inside a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck driven by a man only described as a "friend."
I don't like CPS...but this shouldn't they be investigating this case? Obviously this girl, and now her unborn child, don't have a good home life. If tax payers are going to fund CPS they at least need to do their job. If not we could use that money else where. Why the hell was a man allowed to take a child across the boarder without a parent? Was he her "John" ? Shouldn't they be investigating who impregnated her in the first place? She falls under statutory rape laws... since someone so young can't legal give consent it the state of Texas.
However, now US citizens will have to pay to support her and her baby. Let's hope she decides to give the baby up for adoption, but I doubt it with the amount of money she can get off of welfare/food stamp programs. Another person not paying taxes or working but popping out as many kids as they can before they can even vote. :dn:
Edit to add: Mother's interview with video HERE.
"My daughter asked to borrow my truck so she could take a friend to the far bridge," the mom told CBS News. "About eight minutes later she called to tell me shots were being fired at them. I asked her, 'Who?' She said, 'The soldiers.' "
So much is wrong here. She let her 14 yr old take and drive her truck to take a "friend" across the boarder. She should be arrested for endangering the welfare of a minor. It's her fault, that due to her own stupidity and crappy parentiny, that this event happened.
And to add another link for a Mexican news source. :!:warning: the story doesn't translate well to English. It's a rough read.