ThreepeopleconnectedtotheU.S.consulateinCiudadJuarez,Mexico,werekilledintwodrive-byshootings,aseniorWhiteHouseofficialtoldCNNSunday.

    TwoofthevictimswereanAmericanemployeeattheconsulateandherU.S.citizenhusband.ThehusbandofaMexicanemployeeoftheconsulatewasalsokilled.TheshootingshappenedSaturdayafternoon,theofficialsaid.

    TheAmericancouple,identifiedbyMexicanauthoritiesonlyasawomanabout25yearsoldandamanaround30,werefounddeadinsideawhiteToyotaRAV4withTexaslicenseplates,accordingtotheChihuahuastateattorneygeneral'soffice.

    Thewomanwasshotintheneckandleftarm,whilethemanhadabulletwoundnearhisrighteye,officialssaid.

    "WeknowthattheU.S.citizensweretargeted,"JuarezMayorJoseReyesFerriztoldCNN,sayingapoliceofficerwitnessedacarshootingattheAmericans'car."Weknowtheywerechasingthem.Weknowtheywantedtokillthem."

    Authoritiesretrievedonlyoneshellcasing,froma9mmweapon.

    About10minutesbeforeauthoritiesreceivedthecall,theywerealertedtoabodyinsidea2003HondaPilot.InsidewasthehusbandoftheMexicanemployee,identifiedasJorgeAlbertoSalcidoCeniceros,37.ReyessaidthevictimwasastatepoliceofficerwhowasmarriedtoaMexicanemployeeattheU.S.consulate.

    Twochildren,4and7,wereinjuredinthatshootingandtransportedtothehospital,theattorneygeneral'sofficesaid.

    Policerecoveredtwoshellsatthatscenefromanassaultrifle,authoritiessaid.

    "ThepresidentisdeeplysaddenedandoutragedbythenewsofthebrutalmurdersofthreepeopleassociatedwiththeUnitedStatesConsulateGeneralinCiudadJuarez,"NationalSecurityCouncilSpoke**anMikeHammersaidinthestatementS-->>

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