A Chicago teen is fighting for his life after a shooting in Mexico killed his father, uncle, and another family member.
In one incident, a Chicago teen, his uncle and father, who had traveled to the country for a birthday celebration trip, were attacked while traveling in an SUV. Two recent tragedies involving Illinois families over the holidays in Mexico -- the killing of three family members and the shooting death of a father days later -- have rekindled debate over traveler safety in parts of the country. The teen's father, Vicente Peña Jr.
, 38, and uncle, Antonio “Tony” Fernandez, 44, both from Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, were killed in the attack, along with a third relative. The teenager was seriously hurt and placed in a coma. He was later airlifted to the U.S. for extended treatment. According to authorities, the group was traveling in an SUV with Illinois license plates when they were attacked in what officials described as a surge in violent crime in the area. Although there's no sign the murders were related to drug trafficking, the area is experiencing a power struggle and increase in violence following the arrests of 'El Mayo' Zambada - the longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel - and Los Chapitos - the four sons of notorious Mexican drug lord El Chapo. The power struggles in Sinaloa have an impact in the bordering state of Durango as well as events that have occurred in the so-called 'Golden Triangle,' an area shared by Durango, Sinaloa and Chihuahua, which serves as the center of drug production, said drug trafficking specialist Elaine Carey. A Chicago teen is fighting for his life after a shooting claimed the lives of multiple family members during a trip to Mexico.
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