Outrage over slain baby and
family ignites on social media
in Mexico
Outrage over slain baby and family ignites on social media in Mexico
Photo shows family moments after they were
gunned down outside a store
Image has drawn comparisons with the 3-year-
old refugee whose body washed up on a Turkish
beach
On Twitter: "Is there no indignation about [what
happened] in Pinotepa Nacional?"
The picture of a 7-month-old baby lying
dead on a sidewalk between his parents has
caused fury in Mexico. The picture shows the
family of three moments after they were shot to
death outside a convenience store in the city of
Pinotepa Nacional in Oaxaca state, according to
the Oaxaca State Attorney's Office.
Several armed men shot and killed the family,
authorities said. Oaxaca prosecutors told CNN
the father, identified as 24-year-old Juan Alberto
Pano Ramos, was carrying Marcos Miguel Pano
Colón in his arms when they were shot Friday at
8:40 pm. The 17-year-old mother, identified as
Alba Isabel Colón, also was killed.
The picture focusing on the baby in a
bloodstained white onesie, lying head down
between his father's torso and left arm, has
gone viral in Mexico. The young mother, wearing
denim shorts and a red blouse, lies in the
background.
Many are comparing the image with that of
Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy
whose body was found on a Turkish beach after
he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea.
"Do you remember the Syrian boy?" a Facebook
account called "Solo Acapulco" asks. "Do you
remember how you became indignant and even
put a little flag on Facebook? Well, this happens
in Mexico, in Pinotepa Nacional to be precise,
where drug violence killed this family, including
this 7-month-old little angel."
"Is there no indignation about [what happened]
in Pinotepa Nacional?" another Twitter user
asks. "Us Mexicans seem to be more
compassionate about what happens to others
than ourselves."
The user identified only as "Personal Jesus"
puts a picture of the executed baby and his
family right next to the drowned Syrian boy.
Author Octavio MartÃnez Michel, in an opinion
column published by the website La Silla Rota
(The Broken Chair) posts a Mexican flag with a
drawing of the dead baby in the background.
"Is it possible to imagine anything more unjust
than the cold-blooded murder of a family
carrying a baby in their arms?" MartÃnez asks
readers.
The state attorney's office said the motive
appears to be drug-related.
"A rival drug gang from [the neighboring state
of] Guerrero located them and had them riddled
with bullets," prosecutors said in a statement to
CNN, adding that the parents of the baby sold
drugs.
A suspected drug trafficker identified as Isidoro
Gonzáles Gerónimo, aka "El Isis," was shot and
killed in Oaxaca, the same day, the state
attorney's office said. The couple, authorities
say, worked for Gonzáles, who operated in
Guerrero.
On Saturday, the day after the killings, four
people were detained in connection with
Gonzáles' death.
Drug-related violence has plagued the state of
Guerrero in recent years. Guerrero had 2,016
homicides last year, the most of any Mexican
state, according to government figures.
That violence is spilling over into Oaxaca, where
the baby's parents had recently moved,
according to authorities.
The same night the family was gunned down in
Pinotepa Nacional, another family of three,
including a 14-year-old girl, were shot and killed
in the municipality of Miahuatlán.
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