A 28 – year-old boy returning to the United States from Mexico with his family was killed Saturday night in an attack south of Texas, according to the Associated Press.
The boy was killed by armed gunmen; three others were wounded in the attack, according to the AP.
The attorney general’s office in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas said the – year-old was a US citizen and that the parents were permanent residents of the U.S., the AP reported. The victims’ names were not released.
The family was traveling in a Chevrolet SUV with Oklahoma license plates and was returning from a holiday visit to relatives in the state of San Luis Potosi, according to the AP , which noted that the highway on which the family was attacked is considered high risk.
Janelle Griffith
Janelle Griffith is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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