Mexico tourists shot in Sonora: tragedy

What seemed to be a «regular» vacation ended in a terrible tragedy.

Two American tourists, both women, were shot on the Sonoyta to Caborca stretch in Sonora, Mexico.

This, after their SUV was hit by several bullets and overturned.

The identities of the two victims, both elderly, have not been disclosed.

The Two American Women Were Also Robbed

According to journalist Michelle Rivera from Radio Fórmula, the tourists traveling to Mexico were in a Pathfinder SUV.

In addition to the two women who died, another was injured, though further details were not disclosed.

Members of an armed group attempted to stop them, but the driver tried to escape, which led to the SUV overturning off the road.

Additionally, the criminals robbed the women of their belongings.

It wasn’t long before the police arrived at the scene.

Authorities confronted the criminals, however, there are no arrests following the deaths of these tourists.

Both the SUV and the bodies of the victims were transferred to the city of Sonoyta, in Sonora.

More information is expected to be revealed in the coming hours.

According to information from La Verdad, the women were not actually American tourists.

Instead, Enedina “N”, aged 72, and Ubaldina “N”, aged 82, were returning to Caborca from Arizona, USA, when they were ambushed.

One theory suggests that this attack stems from the ongoing cartel war in this region.

Hours later, military personnel found an SUV with a reported theft which was apparently abandoned by those responsible for the armed attack.

Etiquetas: Mexico, Attack