COON RAPIDS, Minn (Fox 9) - A Minnesota couple visiting Mexico was murdered by gunmen on a highway near the popular tourist destination of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, according to reports in Mexican media outlets and an online fundraiser organized by the family to pay for the funeral costs.
Miguel Abrego Hurtado and Leticia Carrillo Arellano of Coon Rapids, Minn. were reportedly shot on April 7. The Mexican news network Milenio reported that a group of gunmen on motorcycles caught up to the pickup truck the couple were using and opened fire, killing them.
A Coon Rapids couple was fatally shot in Puerto Escondido, Mexico on April 7. The Oaxaca Attorney General's Office tweeted that detectives are investigating the case.
Coon Rapids City Councilmember Pablo Hernandez Jr. shared on a link on his Facebook page to a GoFundMe raising money to cover the couple's funeral expenses and to help their children stay in school. "What a heartbreaking situation for a Coon Rapids family at this time...