12-year-old shot, killed in Juarez Monday identified
By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 06/10/2008 03:24:47 PM MDT


The girl shot and killed Monday evening in Juárez while riding in vehicle that was strafed with gunfire was identified by Chihuahua state investigators as 12-year-old Alexa Belem Moreno Melendez.
Alexa died from a gunshot wound to the head while riding in the backseat of a black Chevrolet Tahoe with Chihuahua plates, investigators said.

Photos from the scene showed bullet holes in the windshield and side of the vehicle. Investigators found 21 bullet casings at the scene.





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