A mother of four who grew up in a western suburb of Chicago was murdered in Mexico in a mass shooting.
The woman, Melissa Silva, and her sister had traveled to Mexico to visit family, when gunmen burst into a gathering - killing 19 people. Her sister was shot - but survived."I went crazy for a couple of minutes," said Alex Silva."I couldn't believe it."
The local attorney general's office said the"lifeless bodies" of 16 men and three women were found at the scene, all bearing gunshot wounds. It later said an additional person had died en route to hospital. Six people were wounded in the attack, Mexican prosecutors said.
"It looked like she was trying to walk or go help my older sister, and when she tried, she got hit," Alex Silva said.
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