Federal an state authorities in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, reported the deaths of two young girls who were caught in the crossfire during an ambush carried out by suspected cartel operatives targeting members of the Mexican Army and the Sinaloa Attorney General's Office.
The victims, identified as Leydi, 11, and Alexa, 7, were traveling with their family through the rural community of La Cieneguilla, about six miles north of Badiraguato's city center, when the attack occurred.
