Law enforcement officials in Mexico have arrested a 14-year-old hit man after he allegedly killed eight people in drug-related incidents.
The boy, known only by his nickname “El Chapito,” is accused of opening fire on a birthday party in Chimalhuacan, a poor suburb of Mexico City, according tothe Los Angeles Times. The Jan. 22 incident reportedly left eight people dead and seven others injured, including two children. Another man has been detained in connection with the shooting as well as seven gang members on drug-related charges, the outlet stated.
The boy’s name nickname is a nod to the infamous drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman who was convicted in 2019 on drug trafficking, money laundering and weapons charges and is being held in a Colorado maximum security prison for his life sentence.