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A 14-year-old Chicago boy is in a coma after he, his father and uncle were shot at a family vacation in Mexico, according to local reports and a fundraiser for the family.
Durango, Mexico, officials said NBC 5Chicago that Vicente Peña Jr., 38, and Antonio “Tony” Fernández, 44, both of Chicago, were killed in last week’s shooting, along with Jorge Eduardo Vargas Aguirre, 22.
Peña, his son and Fernández are U.S. citizens, and Vargas Aguirre is a local resident and relative of the other victims, the Durango Attorney General’s Office said. ABC News reported.
A SpotFund fundraiser created by the 14-year-old’s mother says the teen “traveled to Durango, Mexico with his father, brother and uncle to visit family and celebrate his 14th (birthday).”
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Vicente Peña Jr., his 14-year-old son, and his brother, who is not pictured, were vacationing in Mexico during the holidays and for their son’s birthday. (Ana Cabral/SpotFund)
“2 days before my baby’s birthday they were victims of an attack… my son’s father, his uncle and a cousin were shot to death and my son was the only survivor, also shot in the head (isc)” , the boy’s mother wrote on SpotFund. page. “He is in critical condition in the ICU and on life support.”
The teen’s mother is raising funds for her son’s medical needs and to transport him back to the United States.
The bodies of the victims were found on December 27 on Francisco Zarco Highway, in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango officials he told NBC 5.
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The victims’ bodies were found on December 27 along Francisco Zarco Highway in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango officials told NBC 5. (Facebook/ SSP Durango)
They were traveling in a pickup truck with Illinois plates when they were attacked in what officials described to NBC 5 as an increase in violent crime in Durango, according to the media. Other details about the attack were not immediately available.
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The State Department has issued a Level 2 travel warning for Mexico, meaning tourists should use extra caution when visiting the United States’ southern neighbor. (Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The State Department and Durango area police did not immediately respond to questions from Fox News Digital.
The State Department has issued a Level 2 travel warning for Mexico, meaning tourists should use extra caution when visiting the United States’ southern neighbor. The notice says “(v)violent crime – like homicide, Kidnapping, carjacking and robbery are common and widespread in Mexico.”
