caught in the cross fire. streets look like a war zone. as you can see from the pictures, cars riddled with bullet holes. in juarez it s been one of the front lines against the drug car tells. some americans working in mexico, they can send their families home after the drive-by killings of a consulate employee and her husband. they were found murdered with their 6-month-old baby in the back seat. the baby, by the way, was unharmed. rafael is following in. just a terrible weekend in mexico. john, very scary, all three people connected to the american consulate were shot and killed in broad daylight. in both cases they were chased by armed gunmen who apparently knew who they were looking for. reporter: the shooting happened right across the street from city hall in juarez.
were targeted by a gang tied to drug traffickers. the state department has authorized the temporary departure of consulate employees families. want to dig deeper now with our cnn senior latin affairs reporter, rafael romo. what s happening? all three victims attended a children s party hosted by another consulate employee. as they were heading home, they were chased down by armed men who opened fire, killing both the american consulate employee identified as 35-year-old leslie enriquez and her 34-year-old husband, arthur redelfs. a detention officer at the he will passo county jail. their baby girl, riding in the back seat, was not harmed and is in the custody of social services. i spoke on the phone with the mayor of juarez, who tells me they believe at this point a local gang known as the aztecs may be responsible for the
the stakes? and toyota is casting doubt on a driver s terrifying story about a run-away prius. what investigators are learning more in this case. and a serial abuse case in the catholic church is turning the spotlight on the highest levels of the vatican. wolf blizzarder is off today, i m suzanne malveaux. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you re in the situation room. the violence which has killed thousands in northern mexico is sending shock waves across the border. the fbi is helping investigate the drive-by shootings, which killed three people linked to the u.s. consulate in juarez. a pregnant american consulate employee and her u.s. husband were killed in one attack. their 10-month-old child survived. now, the husband of a mexican consulate employee was killed, and two children wounded in it another shooting. mexican authorities say they
weekend of carnage over the border in mexico. this morning the state department is warning some americans working in mexico to send their families home after drive-by killings after consulate employee and her husband. police say they were found murdered with their baby still in the back seat. that baby was not harmed. we are following this from the cnn center. rafael? reporter: christine, all three people connected to the american consulate in juarez, mexico, were shot in broad daylight, chased by armed gunmen who apparently knew who they were looking for. the shooting happened right across the street from city hall in ciudad juarez. two americans, leslie enriquez, an employ ee at the american consulate, and her 34-year-old husband, arthur redelfs with the el paso sheriff s department, were shot and killed after a short car chase through the streets of the mexican border city across from el paso, texas.
you re in the situation room. happening now one man s dramatic story is now being questioned. toyota is casting doubts on the claim of a prius racing out of control. and a brazen attack in mexico s drug war. 235e78s of u.s. consulate employee, the targets as they leave a children s birthday party. and a growing scant confronts the pope. a german priest from his on archdiocese suspended and hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse of children. wolf blitzer is off today. i m suzanne malveaux, and you re in the situation room. at the height of the wall street bailout and financial meltdown, president obama had high hope, big plans, for overhauling the system. well, today a what less ambitious version of banking reform is now on the table. it could still make big changes