The Mexican border state of Tamaulipas confirmed that police officers fired the shot that killed a seven-year-old girl from Brownsville, Texas. The little girl and her family were caught in the middle of a cartel shootout earlier this week.
\n\nThe clash took place on Thursday, shortly after Mexican federal authorities arrested Axel Alfredo “Titan” Cardenas, the number two leader of the Gulf Cartel. As Breitbart Texas reported, almost immediately after the arrest, his terrorist cartel set out a large-scale rescue operation, clashing with police forces, torching vehicles, and setting up blockades all over the city.
\n\nThe initial report by Breitbart Texas pointed to the Gulf Cartel having killed seven-year-old Aranza Adailini from Brownsville as she and her family drove near the Las Rusias neighborhood when their vehicle got caught in the crossfire. The family had been visiting an elderly relative that day and were headed back to Texas when the violence started.
\n\nInstead, they got caught in the shootout. Local news outlets reported that Mexican troops had fired on the family vehicle from a helicopter, apparently after they mistook the family’s truck driving away for a cartel vehicle.
\n\nOn Friday, Mexico’s Navy issued a statement claiming their helicopter, which was…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/
