Massacre of American family in Durango sparks debate on safety for foreign travelers in Mexico

Massacre of American family in Durango sparks debate on safety for foreign travelers in Mexico

On December 27, Jason Peña was enjoying his Christmas vacation in Mexico with his father and uncle. The Chicago-based family had driven from Illinois to the north-central Mexican state of Durango, where the grandfather lives, to celebrate the teenager’s birthday: he was turning 14 on December 29. But the celebration quickly turned to tragedy: the bodies of three family members were found in Las Palmas, in the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro. Jason Peña was also there, with a gunshot wound to the head. The young man was later transferred to a hospital in Texas amid a wave of criticism over the state of security for tourists in Mexico.

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