Police in Mexico shoots girl (7) dead during protest against arrest of drug criminal

In Matamoros, Mexico, police accidentally shot and killed a 7-year-old girl during an operation against drug crime. The girl, a U.S. citizen, was in a car when police, responding to gunfire from the ground, returned fire. Tensions had escalated in the city following the arrest of a local drug criminal, leading to roadblocks by armed men. The girl's mother reported that they were trying to signal their status as civilians when the shooting occurred. An investigation into the officers involved is underway, but no arrests have been made yet.