Mexican police shoot, wound German student

Mexican police shoot, wound German student
Oct 13, 12:59 PM EDT
By JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA
Associated Press

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Police in southern Mexico shot and wounded a German university student in a reported case of mistaken identity, prosecutors said Monday.

His school, the Monterrey Institute of Technology, said in a Twitter post that he was in stable condition and expected to recover, though it did not release his name.

The man was in a van with other students - two Germans, two French and six Mexicans - traveling back from Acapulco and it was passing through the Guerrero state capital of Chilpancingo just after a confrontation between police and kidnappers that killed one officer.

Police tried to stop the van, believing it was suspicious, and opened fire when the students kept driving, fearing that armed men might be trying to kidnap them, state prosecutor Inaky Blanco said.

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