Warrenville Mom Killed In Mexico Shooting That Slayed 20: Report

Wheaton IL

30 March, 2022

6:41 PM

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MEXICO CITY — A mother of four from Warrenville was among 20 people who were killed when gunmen opened fire at a cockfight in Mexico, according to multiple reports. Melissa Silva was fatally shot during Sunday's attack, which also left her sister, Arleth, 16, in critical condition. Investigators say the deadly shooting was pre-planned by gunmen in camouflage who used a potato chip van to get into the ranch in Las Tinajas, Michocan, where the cockfight was being held. After firing more than 100 shots that killed 17 women and three men and injured four people, the attackers fled in other vehicles. Andrés Manuel López Obrado, Mexico's President, blamed the shooting on gang violence. Obrado said "It was a massacre of one group by another," BBC reports. The Silva family has started a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral expenses for Melissa and medical expenses for Arleth, who is still hospitalized in Mexico. Click the link to donate to the GoFundMe for Melissa and Arleth Silva. Patch is a GoFundMe promotional partner.