Assassins went to hospital to finish off wounded children

More details to the attack on the family in which 4 family members were killed in a brutal attack - The two surviving children were taken to the nearby IMSS General Hospital by a good samiritan and where just minutes later a group of heavily armed men arrived to finish off the surviving children.

The survivors appeared to be a child 5 years of age, who witnesses say was protected by an older child approximately age 14, who apparently sheltered the little boy and was trying to save his life during the inital attack.

The ambush to the family of six which was traveling in a white 2000 Taurus occurred at Ejercito Nacional Ave., less than 150 feet from the intersection of Plutarco Elias Calles.

In a city where most people are now desensitized, even the brutality used in this attack caused panic to the witnesses who watched as the assailants of a green Caravan vehicle intercepted the car and began firing.

The driver somehow managed to stop the vehicle in the leftmost lane on the Avenue and as soon as the vehicle came to a stop, a young boy was seen running away from the car carrying a seriously wounded boy, about age 5 in his arms.

A motorist took the adolescent and the child to the "IMSS" Mexican Social Security Institute, where shortly afterwards it was reported that a group of gunmen stormed the emergency ward looking to finish off the survivors. The identity of this witness was not provided by the investigating authorities.

"They came to finish the 14 year old boy, there were three men dressed as local police, all in black and they stormed the clinic, they searched the radiology area and began firing, then they ran out the Emergency exit leaving the staff, patients and families in a state of shock," a witness said in this latest development.

Apparently the thugs could not locate the survivors and fired off several firearms in their hasty exit. This created panic among the patients who were waiting to be seen and their families, as well as the medical and administrative staff.

Witnesses said several nurses broke down in tears.

After the attack, IMSS staff closed all the entrances to the hospital and proceeded to declare a "code red" which is used only when seeking the protection of the police forces.

The Attorney General's Office confirmed that a group of armed men had gained entry into the hospital, but could not confirm if the two children had been killed and would not provide additional information about the attack at the IMSS General Hospital.

In a statement the prosecutor stated that four people including a woman and a child, were killed as they drove down the avenue Ejercito Nacional Ave. aboard a 2000 Taurus with no license plates.

Experts of the Special Unit Crime Scene investigations secured 42 spent 7.62 x 39 mm casings, and the car in which the victims had been traveling in.

The driver's body was described as a male about 5'7'' inches tall, of slim build, dark complexion, with short dark hair, wearing a black jeans, a white printed shirt with a long sleeves, white socks and tennis shoes.

Beside him was the body of a woman aprox. 5'3'' inches tall, heavier set, dark skin, long dark hair, wearing a brown sweater, black colored blouse and trousers, white and pink tennis shoes and pink socks.

The third body was in the back left driver's side. This young woman measured about 5'6", was slightly built, dark complexion, short black hair and wore a white vest, blue jeans, blue shirt, white socks and gray tennis shoes.

A young boy's body could also be seen in the back seat and because the majority of the bullet wounds were to his head area, it appeared that he was almost decapitated in the attack.

Witnesses said that after the attack, a young boy jumped out of the car cradling in his arms a little boy about 5 years of age. The little boy was bleeding from his head wounds and several of his fingers in one hand appeared to be almost detached.

There are no arrests.

Source: El Diario Staff