The child shot and seriously injured by municipal police on Monday in
Juarez is a US citizen as is his mother, Sonia Tapia Cisneros. The
police say they attempted to stop Tapia’s vehicle, she says that she
kept driving because she feared she was being carjacked. After the
child was shot and wounded, the police detained Tapia, but apparently
drove around for 4 hours before formally charging her with a crime.
According to the article she is still in custody and charged with
attempted murder. She has not been allowed to see her son who has had
multiple surgeries on his arms, abdomen and hip. He will probably be
disabled for life. Sonia Tapia is a school teacher and is the
director of the private Issac Newton school in Juarez. According to
the article, the US Consulate has been called in to help the mother
and son leave the country.

The two police officers involved in the shooting of the child and the
arrest of Ms. Tapia are also under investigation.

So, far, I have not seen anything in the El Paso press about this
case. Molly

Policías balean a su hijo …y todavía la acusan

Balean policías a maestra y a su hijo en Juárez; ambos son ciudadanos de EU