Mexico Investigates 3 Officers After 7-Year-Old American Girl Dies in Matamoros Raid
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 10
Mexico Investigates 3 Officers After 7-Year-Old American Girl Dies in Matamoros Raid
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 10
Summary
Three Tamaulipas state police officers aboard a helicopter are under investigation after 7-year-old dual U.S.-Mexican citizen Aranza Aidelany Pardo was fatally shot during an Oct. 29 security operation in Matamoros.
Her mother, Claudia Pardo García, said the family was trying to bypass cartel roadblocks when a police helicopter followed their vehicle, circled in front of it, and opened fire, killing Aranza and wounding her in the leg.
State prosecutor Jesús Govea said investigators have interviewed witnesses and are reviewing video and ballistic evidence to determine who fired the shot; the officers remain on active duty.
The operation also led to the arrest of Axel Alfredo Cárdenas Rodríguez, known as El Titán, and unfolded amid Gulf Cartel roadblocks that left six people dead, underscoring the security risks in the Texas border region.