NEW : Raul Xazziel Ramirez was just three weeks shy of his eighth birthday , records show . He died in a car accident on the way home from school at age 13. The boy managed to escape the vehicle but was shot in the back , police say . At least 18 rounds from a 9 mm weapon were shot at the white 2000 Geo Tracker driven by Ramirez 's dad , Sandoval said . More than 2,200 slain this year in Juarez ; Ramirez was not the youngest .
NEW : Raul Xazziel Ramirez was just three weeks shy of his eighth birthday , records show . He died in a car accident on the way home from school at age 13. The boy managed to escape the vehicle but was shot in the back , police say . More than 2,200 slain this year in Juarez ; Ramirez was not the youngest .