A YOUNG American woman was shot dead in cold blood by Mexican cartels who mistook her dad’s car for a rival gang vehicle.
Isabel Ashanti Gomez was returning home with her father Valentin in his Ford F-150 truck when a heavily armed gang started firing at them.
And instead of stopping his pickup truck, Isabel’s father accelerated and tried to crash through the barrier.
However, Isabel tragically died instantly in a hail of gunfire.
Her father and a friend, named only as 26-year-old Danae, were seriously wounded in the bloodbath.
Cops believe the roadblock had been set up by the notoriously ultra-violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
The gang is one of several ruthless crime groups battling to control drugs and arms trafficking in the region.
Isabel is reported to hold joint US and Mexican nationality and often stayed in the area with her family.
Just hours before she was killed, she shared images of herself dancing with an uncle on social media.
The caption read: “Happy birthday, Uncle Fire Machine. Thank you for always treating me like a daughter, I love you very much.
“I hope you keep celebrating many more birthdays. See you later, after I’ve had a shower.”;
Cops are now investigating the shooting.
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