Assassins shoot two girls, ages 9 and 11, and beat up a boy after failing to find a man they were targeting during a home invasion in Mexico
- Armed men shot two girls and beat up a boy during a home invasion in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- A woman who was with the children said the assassins were looking for an individual named ‘César’
- One of the girls who was wounded, an 11-year-old, was listed in critical condition
- A male individual was found handcuffed and shot dead several blocks away from the home in an incident that reportedly involved the same assailants
Two girls were wounded by gun shots and a boy was beaten by a group of assassins who barged into a home searching for a man in central Mexico.
The disturbing incident occurred at approximately at 4am local time Wednesday when several sicarios arrived aboard two trucks and opened fire at the home in the San Luis Potosí neighborhood of División del Tercera Sección.
The girls, ages 9 and 11, were grazed by the bullets that ricocheted inside the house.
The nine-year-old girl was hospitalized and listed in critical condition, according to the San Luis Potosí state prosecutor’s office.
Armed men broke into a home in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in the early hours Wednesday to look for a man named ‘Cesar’ and in the process beat a boy (left) and wounded two girls, including a nine-year-old (right), when they opened fire
The San Luis Potosí state prosecutor’s office said the 11-year-old girl (pictured), who was wounded in the home invasion shooting, was hospitalized and listed in critical condition
A woman who was with the children at the time of the home invasion told the police that the men were asking for the whereabouts of a male individual name ‘César’ who didn’t live at the residence, according to local newspaper Pulso de San Luis.
The men rummaged through the home before fleeing.
Pulso de San Luis also reported that the gunmen were allegedly involved in a separate incident in the nearby Imperio Azteca neighborhood when they encountered two men aboard a motorcycle.
One of the individuals took off running while the other was handcuffed and shot dead.
Authorities were investigating to determine whether the man’s shooting was related to the assault at the home.
No arrests had been made as of Friday in the Mexican central city of San Luis Potosí following Wednesday morning’s attack by a group of armed men who barged into a home looking for a man
A group of assassins shot up a home in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, while they were searching for a man named ‘Cesar’ who didn’t live there, according to a woman who was at the house during the incident