A 14-year-old boy from Chicago is in a coma after he, his father and uncle were shot on a family vacation in Mexico, according to local reports and a fundraiser for the family.
Family calls for end to violence in Mexico
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 14-year-old boy from Chicago is in a coma, fighting for his life after a shooting in Mexico that also killed his father and his uncle. Authorities in Mexico said the teen was traveling with his father and uncle in an SUV with Illinois license plates in the state of Durango on Friday night when they were shot.
Jason Peña, 14, of the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago is being flown to a Texas hospital following a Friday shooting in Mexico that killed his father and uncle.
Vicente Peña Jr., 38, and Antonio "Tony" Fernandez, 44, both of Logan Square, were shot and killed in Durango, Mexico, along with a third adult. A 14-year-old boy was in critical condition, according to NBC5 Chicago.
A Chicago teenager's birthday celebration trip to Mexico turned into a family nightmare when the teen and multiple relatives were shot along a roadside in the north-central state of Durango.
Two brothers were fatally shot and a son was critically injured Friday night while visiting family members in Mexico, ABC 7 Chicago reported. Vincente Peña Jr., his brother Antonio Fernandez, Peña Jr.
A Chicago teen is fighting for his life after a shooting claimed the lives of multiple family members during a trip to Mexico.
A Chicago teenager is on life support after being shot while visiting Mexico, where three of his family members were killed in the same incident.
Three family members are dead and a teenager is fighting for his life after they were shot while on a birthday celebration trip in Mexico. Vicente Peña Jr., 38, and his brother Antonio “Tony” Fernandez, 44, both of Chicago, were killed in the roadside ...
Jason Peña, now 14, was shot in the head on a highway in the state of Durango, a family spokeswoman said. His father and uncle, both U.S. citizens, and a Mexican relative were also killed.
Last month, two Chicagoans and a Rockford-area man were killed while visiting family in Mexico. The son of one Chicago man was critically wounded. Violence in Mexico show no signs of letting up.