Julie Contreras with United Giving Hope. Contreras said the father, the teen and his younger brother had traveled from the Chicago area to Mexico to visit relatives over the holidays. An uncle ...

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head, while his father and uncle died at the scene, an advocacy group said.

The 14-year-old has been identified as Jason Peña, according to nonprofit organizer Julie Contreras, who is working closely with his family. The teen has been taken from Mexico to a U.S. hospital ...

The teenager, Jason Peña of Chicago, was shot in the back of the head on Friday and remains in critical condition, the spokeswoman for the family, Julie Contreras, a pastor and director of United ...

“He would have been celebrating his birthday with his family in Mexico, but instead, he’s in a critical state from a gun wound that was inflicted to his head,” said Julie Contreras, an activist with ...

So it's nightmarish to be in another country, like Mexico, and not have the adequate, appropriate medical care," said Pastor Julie Contreras, founder of United Giving Hope. Authorities have not ...

Julie Contreras with United Giving Hope. Contreras said the father, teen and his younger brother had traveled from the Chicago area to Mexico to visit relatives over the holidays. An uncle from ...

“He would have been celebrating his birthday with his family in Mexico, but instead, he’s in a critical state from a gun wound that was inflicted to his head,” said Julie Contreras, an ...