A grandma suffered a fatal heart attack at the funeral of her son and 11-year-old grandson who were shot dead in Mexico.
Amelia Garcia Fernandez suffered a heart attack while receiving condolences from family and friends at the funeral home on March 6.
The bereaved grandma was rushed from the wake to a hospital, but medics were unable to save her life.
Amelia’s nephew, Oscar Justino Garcia-Galindo, wrote online: "My Aunt Amelia's heart could not bear so much pain and stopped beating.”
"Our heartfelt condolences and solidarity go to Luis Arturo Sanchez Garcia and family for the terrible events accumulated in these days.
"Rest in peace, Aunt Melita, Alexis Sanchez, and little Alexis Jerome."
Luis Arturo, Amelia's surviving son and the former mayor of the municipality of Tezonapa, Veracruz State shared his heart break in a video on social media.
"One of the pillars of this family has just passed away, now only I am left alone.”
"My mother, Amelia Garcia Fernandez, has passed away and will be laid to rest at Funerales Velez in Cordoba. Tomorrow [March 7], she will have a funeral mass in the presence of her son and grandson."
Alexis Sanchez Garcia and his family were followed as they drove home from a family event in Tezonapa on March 5.
The former local deputy and then secretary of legislative services in the Veracruz Congress noticed the vehicle on his tail and tried to outrun it.
But he crashed into some motorcycles, and his pursuers caught up with him.
They riddled the family car with bullets, killing Alexis and his young son, Alexis Jerome Sanchez Cancino, and seriously injuring his wife.
The armed suspects then fled the scene and authorities in Veracruz are investigating the case.
The story comes as earlier this week, Authorities in Texas warned US citizens to not travel to Mexico during the spring break, due to high levels of criminal activity.
The warning follows an increase in recent cases of deadly kidnapping of Americans in the country.
Steven McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), said in a statement that drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represented a "significant safety threat" to anyone who crosses into Mexico right now.
The US State Department has issued a 'Do Not Travel' advisory warning for six Mexican states, including Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas state.
At the same time, the US government warned it had limited ability to provide emergency services to US citizens in many areas of Mexico, as travel by government employees to certain areas is prohibited or restricted.
In the latest disturbing incident, two sisters from Peñitas, Texas, and a friend are missing after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a Mexican flea market, US authorities said Friday.
