A child was shot and injured at the CDMX center (Twitter @jpcastorena)

On the afternoon of February 24, a a boy of around 13 was injured by a stray bullet in the historic center of Mexico (CDMX). He was with his father, a local merchant, in Plaza Pino Suárez when the projectile hit his legaccording to preliminary reports.

Presumably, in a nearby area, there was a quarrel between traders, where the bullet came from that injured the miner in the calf. One of the people involved in the confrontation reportedly pulled out a gun, which was accidentally activated.

The paramedics of the Rescue squad and medical emergencies (ERUM) gave him the FIRST AID inside an ambulance, where he could be seen with his wound bandaged while they provided him with serum.

finally it was transferred to the ERUM vehicle at the Pediatric Hospital of Aragon, located in the town hall of Gustavo A. Madero. At this time, his condition is unknown.

ERUM paramedics transferred the child hit by a stray bullet (Twitter @jpcastorena)
ERUM paramedics transferred the child hit by a stray bullet (Twitter @jpcastorena)

They also arrived at the scene of the events policemen attached to the Secretariat of Public and Citizen Security (SSC) in Mexico City, which They fanned out in the area to search for the culprit..

A similar case occurred on February 21 in the neighborhood of Atlamaxac, in the town hall of Álvaro Obregón. On this occasion Rosa Itzel, a 12-year-old girl, was shot in the head in the middle of a clash between taxi drivers.

The young girl was walking home, accompanied by her mother, after going to the stationery when the stray bullet hit her. This after allegedly one of the drivers involved in the fight shot in the air at least three times to intimidate his rival.

In the office of the mayor of Álvaro Obregón, a girl died after a stray bullet hit her in the head (GENARO NATERA / CUARTOSCURO.COM)
In the office of the mayor of Álvaro Obregón, a girl died after a stray bullet hit her in the head (GENARO NATERA / CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Rosa was transferred to Dr. Enrique Cabrera General Hospital, where medical staff determined that the bullet lodged in the left front of the head. died shortly after due to the severity of the injury.

As the manager fled. However, uniformed officers later located him. in the Miguel Gaona Armenta neighborhood, located in the same demarcation.

After the arrest, the man was identified as Julio Cesar “N”, alias The Godfather. A 380 caliber pistol, a magazine, two casings and the vehicle in which he fled the scene were confiscated.

In Oaxaca, they located the bodies of two children on a highway (ÁNGEL HERNÁNDEZ / CUARTOSCURO)
In Oaxaca, they located the bodies of two children on a highway (ÁNGEL HERNÁNDEZ / CUARTOSCURO)

However, these are not the only attacks against minors recorded so far this year. On February 18, they were The bodies of a boy and a girl were found along the Canal 33 highwaylocated in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca.

it was found that the miners were brothers who were dedicated to selling fried food in the zone. On the day the remains were discovered, the Oaxaca State Attorney General’s Office (FGEO) said one person had been arrested for the incident.

On February 20, they revealed that the arrested person the parent of minors. He was arrested on suspicion child abuse.

The father of the murdered children in Oaxaca has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse (EFE/Mario Guzmán/File)
The father of the murdered children in Oaxaca has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse (EFE/Mario Guzmán/File)

Likewise, the Oaxaca prosecutor’s office indicated that expert studies suggest that the two children died of asphyxiation. Their death occurred between two and four hours before they were located, so it is presumed to have occurred at dawn on February 18.

The FGEO also indicated that the children were not killed on the Juchitán – El Espinal section of the Canal 33 highway, where they were found, so they are currently working on following the trajectory they followed on Friday February 17, the day they left their homes to sell their products, after which they did not return.

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