Stray Mexican army bullet kills Brownsville woman

MATAMOROS — Mexican newspapers are reporting the death of a Brownsville woman after a Mexican army soldier in Matamoros accidentally misfired his weapon

Lizbeth Marín Garcia, 36, was pronounced dead early Saturday morning at the Alfredo Pumarejo General Hospital.

According to various newspapers including El Diario, El Bravo and Contacto, Marín was inside a friend’s house at approximately 11 p.m. Friday at the corner of Primera and Solernau streets when a stray bullet went through a window, through the couch where she was sitting and struck her in the back piercing a lung.

The shot was an accidental misfire from a group of Mexican army soldiers who were getting into their vehicles after concluding an arrest a few yards away.

Marín’s 27-year-old friend, who lived in the house, rushed her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Mexican army officials referred all comment to their headquarters in Mexico City, and as of Monday morning couldn’t be reached for comment.

Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said he had not received news of the incident but would look into the matter.