The 14-year-old has been identified as Jason Peña, according to nonprofit organizer Julie Contreras who is working closely with his family.

The family said Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum promised a security plan when she took office last year, but failed to protect Jesus Macias.

A Rockford man was shot to death in front of his family while vacationing in Mexico over the holidays. According to WLS, Jesus Macias, 62, and his family were traveling along a highway in Zacatecas, Mexico,

Jesus Macias was 62.