Gunmen linked to the Gulf Cartel killed a 7-year-old girl during a rescue attempt after authorities arrested a top cartel figure in Matamoros, Mexico. The violence erupted on Thursday afternoon after Mexican National Guard and Mexican Navy personnel arrested Axel Alfredo “Titan” Cardenas as he drove a blue Lamborghini Urus through one of the city’s main avenues. Authorities moved him to the Matamoros airport to send him to Mexico City, where he faces federal charges. After the arrest, Gulf Cartel gunmen clashed with Mexican authorities across parts of Matamoros in an effort to free Cardenas. During one of the clashes, the girl was fatally shot, while her father was injured as the pair drove through the Las Rusias neighborhood. Cartel attackers also injured a civil protection department worker, who was rushed to a local hospital and was expected to recover. Gunmen torched vehicles and carjacked tractor-trailers to create blockades along main avenues, aiming to spread terror and pressure Mexico’s government to release Cardenas. The U.S. government temporarily shut down three international ports of entry connecting Matamoros with Brownsville, Texas, as the unrest unfolded. The plan to transfer Cardenas proceeded, and he was flown to Mexico City to face hearings. Cardenas is described as the number two leader of the Gulf Cartel. Mexican authorities also hold him in a federal detention center while he awaits a judge’s decisions.