Article snippet: The Mexican government on Sunday demanded protections for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans living in the U.S. following the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas. “We consider this an act of terrorism against the community of Mexico,” Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard said during a press conference, signaling that Mexico’s prosecutor might make that designation official. Designating the incident as an act of terrorism would “permit Mexico access to all the information related to the case,” and “let us evaluate whether there are other individuals involved or potentially involved” that could put Mexicans at risk, Ebrard explained. He also indicated that Mexico may seek to extradite the alleged gunman on charges of terrorism. “The Attorney General will evaluate requesting, if necessary elements are there, the extradition of the author or the authors of this action.” The mass shooting left 20 people dead and 26 others wounded. Ebrard identified six Mexicans who were killed in the shooting on Twitter and seven others who were injured. Patrick Wood Crusius, the alleged gunman, drove eight hours from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to El Paso, which is directly across the border from Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez and has a high concentration of Hispanic people. Crusius allegedly wrote a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto before the attack, which described fears of a Latino “invasion." Ebrard said Mexico would request information from the U.S. about how the weapon used in the att... Link to the full article to read more