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19 Shot and Burned Bodies Found Near U.S.-Mexico Border; Victims Could Be Teenage Asylum Seekers

HeadlineJan 27, 2021

Mexican authorities have launched an investigation after 19 bodies were found shot and burned over the weekend in a town near the U.S.-Mexico border. Relatives of asylum seekers from Guatemala say they believe 13 of the dead could be their loved ones and include teenagers who were trying to reach the U.S.

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