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Tabasco Governor Vows Zero Impunity in Killing of 7-Year-Old Caught in Crossfire

The pledge signals mounting pressure for arrests in a case with no suspects in custody.

Overview

  • Governor Javier May Rodríguez, who addressed the case Monday, said investigators will deliver arrests and promised zero impunity.
  • The state public security ministry said operations are underway to find those responsible, yet no arrests linked to this shooting have been reported.
  • The exchange of gunfire Thursday on the Villahermosa–Reforma road in Río Tinto left the girl fatally wounded, and witnesses said the shooters fled in a taxi and a motorcycle.
  • Authorities say the family was not the target, as the child was hit in the torso and abdomen and died hours later at a hospital, while her mother faces eye surgery and her father lost a finger.
  • About 100 people attended the girl's funeral Sunday, reflecting public anger and intensifying pressure on Tabasco officials to produce results.