Tamaulipas Probes Police Role in 7-Year-Old American Girl's Death During Cartel Raid
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 9
Tamaulipas Probes Police Role in 7-Year-Old American Girl's Death During Cartel Raid
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 9
Summary
Tamaulipas authorities are investigating whether shots from a State Guard helicopter killed a 7-year-old American girl and wounded her mother during an Oct. 29 operation in Matamoros.
The raid targeted Axel Alfredo Cárdenas Rodríguez, alleged second-in-command of Los Ciclones, a Gulf Cartel faction, and involved military and police forces.
Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Cárdenas Rodríguez was detained on allegations including murder, kidnapping, extortion and drug trafficking to the United States.
Matamoros sits across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, and the U.S. Consulate warned employees to shelter in place during the operation.