Overview
- State prosecutors in Mexico secured the convenience store and took two employees in for statements as part of an investigation into injuries and attempted homicide.
- Henry, 2, suffered burns to roughly 80% of his body and is sedated and intubated at the National Rehabilitation Institute in Mexico City after multiple surgeries.
- His father, Carlos Noé Gómez, remains hospitalized with burn injuries, and a third rescuer, identified as Roberto Carlos Rojas Solís, is also in serious condition after helping pull the child out.
- The attack occurred Sunday night inside a 3B store in Xico Tercera Sección, where a man and a woman reportedly poured gasoline or used a Molotov cocktail to ignite the premises.
- Authorities have not announced charges or a confirmed motive, and reports of cartel involvement remain unverified, while the family appeals for blood donors and financial help for medical costs.