Story highlights Photo shows family moments after they were gunned down outside a store 
 
 Image has drawn comparisons with the 3-year-old refugee whose body washed up on a Turkish beach 
 
 On Twitter: "Is there no indignation about [what happened] in Pinotepa Nacional?" 
 
 (CNN) The picture of a 7-month-old baby lying dead on a sidewalk between his parents has caused fury in Mexico. The picture shows the family of three moments after they were shot to death outside a convenience store in the city of Pinotepa Nacional in Oaxaca state, according to the Oaxaca State Attorney's Office. 
 
 Several armed men shot and killed the family, authorities said. Oaxaca prosecutors told CNN the father, identified as 24-year-old Juan Alberto Pano Ramos, was carrying Marcos Miguel Pano Colón in his arms when they were shot Friday at 8:40 pm. The 17-year-old mother, identified as Alba Isabel Colón, also was killed. 
 
 The picture focusing on the baby in a bloodstained white onesie, lying head down between his father's torso and left arm, has gone viral in Mexico. The young mother, wearing denim shorts and a red blouse, lies in the background. 
 
 Many are comparing the image with that of Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy whose body was found on a Turkish beach after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. 
 
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 "Do you remember the Syrian boy ?" a Facebook account called "Solo Acapulco" asks. "Do you remember how you became indignant and even put a little flag on Facebook? Well, this happens in Mexico, in Pinotepa Nacional to be precise, where drug violence killed this family, including this 7-month-old little angel." 
 
 Read More ||||| This photo from Mexico is tearing hearts across the country, the world and the Internet. 
 
 The haunting image of a dead 7-month-old baby lying in the arms of his slain parents after gunfire erupted in the Mexican state of Oaxaca is being compared to the chilling image of a Syrian child who drowned while trying to escape to Turkey. 
 
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 The baby, not even a year old, was killed in a deadly shootout. His father, 24-year-old Juan Alberto Pano Colon was carrying him with his mother, Alba Isabel Colon, 17, on Jan. 31. The ruthless gunmen opened fire over a drug beef, killing the family at the scene. 
 
 The cold-blooded killing stemmed from a gang war that has engulfed the area, the Oaxaca State Attorney’s office said. 
 
 “A rival drug gang from [the neighboring state of] Guerrero located them and had them riddled with bullets,” prosecutors told CNN. 
 
 Just a day after the shooting, four people were arrested in connection with the innocent baby’s brutal death. 
 
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 A photo of this 7-month-old baby lying dead on a sidewalk between his slain parents caused outrage in Mexico. (Oaxaca State Attorney's Office) 
 
 The disturbing image has sparked outrage across the Internet against the country’s endless gang violence in the country, which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of victims. 
 
 On the Facebook page “Solo Acapulco,” the horrifying photo was uploaded with this caption: 
 
 “Do you remember the Syrian boy? Do you remember how you became indignant and put a flag on Facebook? This is what happens in Mexico, to be precise in Pinotepa Oaxaca, where drug violence killed this family, including this little 7-months-old angel.” 
 
 For many, the photo was as troubling as the picture of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, who drowned when his family tried escaping war-torn Syria. 
 
 In the same way that Kurdi became a haunting symbol of the suffering that Syrian refugees endured, viewers hope the photo of the dead child in Mexico will have a similar effect.
– In Mexico, they're comparing it to the heartbreaking photo of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi lying dead on a beach. An image of a slain 7-month-old baby lying between his dead parents on a sidewalk has gone viral and caused outrage across the country, according to a New York Daily News report that includes the graphic photo. Officials say the boy, identified as Marcos Miguel Pano Colon, was being carried by his father, 24-year-old Juan Alberto Pano Ramos, in the city of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state when suspected drug traffickers opened fire, killing the boy, his father, and his 17-year-old mother, Alba Isabel Colon. Investigators say the murdered couple had links to a suspected drug trafficker who was gunned down the same day, CNN reports. Four people have been arrested in the case. The photo led to renewed calls for the government to stamp out drug violence. "Do you remember the Syrian boy? Do you remember how you became indignant and put a flag on Facebook?" asked the Solo Acapulco Facebook account, which uploaded the photo. "This is what happens in Mexico, to be precise in Pinotepa Oaxaca, where drug violence killed this family, including this little 7-month-old angel."