Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station
2 years, 2 months ago

Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A Mexican citizen was fatally shot at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Texas in the second deadly shooting along the U.S.-Mexico border in less than a week. The man was in custody at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station in El Paso on Tuesday when he was shot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. The Mexican Consulate in El Paso said the man who died was a Mexican citizen who was being processed at the station when criminal charges against him were discovered. The shooting happened days after two migrants were shot, one fatally, while getting water along the U.S.-Mexico border in rural Hudspeth County, about 90 miles east of El Paso.

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Border shooting in San Diego County: Marksman killed man assaulting migrants, feds say
9 months, 1 week ago

Border shooting in San Diego County: Marksman killed man assaulting migrants, feds say

LA Times  

A U.S. Border Patrol agent drives along the U.S.-Mexico border east of Otay Mesa in San Diego on Aug. 10, 2022. A man fatally shot by a border patrol marksman earlier this month near the California-Mexico border was gunned down because he was threatening migrants with a firearm, federal officials said. A border patrol union leader had previously described the …

Texas shooting suspect Francisco Oropeza in custody after days-long manhunt
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas shooting suspect Francisco Oropeza in custody after days-long manhunt

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Authorities said that Mr Oropesa was found hiding …

Five, including 8-year-old, killed in Texas home shooting in US, armed suspect still on the loose: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Five, including 8-year-old, killed in Texas home shooting in US, armed suspect still on the loose: Report

Hindustan Times  

Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's office told that the suspect was a Mexican man who was intoxicated, armed and on the run. Officials from the San Jacinto County Sheriff's office received a call …

Mexico charges 4 soldiers with killings in Nuevo Laredo
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico charges 4 soldiers with killings in Nuevo Laredo

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors formally presented homicide charges Monday against four soldiers implicated in the Feb. 26 shooting deaths of five men in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The civilian court system said the four soldiers will be held in pre-trial detention at an army base in Mexico City which houses a military prison. The report claimed those …

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall
1 year, 10 months ago

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — One person was killed and three more were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, adding to the dozens of people already killed this year in mass shootings across the United States. El Paso police said hours after the gunfire that two people had been taken into custody, though details …

A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos
1 year, 10 months ago

A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos

NPR  

A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Leighton/AP Andrés Leighton/AP EL PASO, Texas — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime and weapons charges in the racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, which prosecutors say was preceded by the gunman …

A Texas National Guard member shot and injured a migrant at the border
1 year, 10 months ago

A Texas National Guard member shot and injured a migrant at the border

CNN  

CNN — A Texas National Guard member shot a migrant in the shoulder during an encounter in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas last week, according to a recent joint Army Times and Texas Tribune report. This is the first known incident involving a service member shooting and injuring a migrant since Texas’ Operation Lone Star started in March …

Family of Mexican migrant slain in West Texas seek answers
2 years, 2 months ago

Family of Mexican migrant slain in West Texas seek answers

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The family of a migrant authorities say was shot to death in Texas by two brothers — including one who was the warden of a detention facility with a history of abuse allegations — are demanding more information this week, as the two men charged in the killing were released from jail. The woman remained hospitalized in …

Authorities: Texas man shoots 2 migrants near Mexico border
2 years, 2 months ago

Authorities: Texas man shoots 2 migrants near Mexico border

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Two brothers — including one who has been a warden at a detention center that has housed immigrants — have been arrested in Texas after authorities say one of them opened fire on a group of migrants getting water near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man and shooting a woman in the stomach. The shooting happened Tuesday …

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

LA Times  

Members of the Mexican army and forensic experts work at the site where four radio station workers were killed and two restaurant employees were wounded in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Friday. On Friday, hundreds of Mexican troops were dispatched to the northern border city of Ciudad Juárez in a bid to bolster security after a series of …

Shooter at a Texas elementary school kills 18 students and one adult before being killed, officials say
2 years, 7 months ago

Shooter at a Texas elementary school kills 18 students and one adult before being killed, officials say

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Updates on this report can be found here. CNN — An 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday fatally shot 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school before he was killed by law enforcement officers, officials said. Matthew Busch for CNN Jose Mata, brother of shooting victim Xavier Lopez, carries a wooden cross decorated with a baseball bat …

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year

Al Jazeera  

Armando Linares, director of Monitor Michoacan, the latest to be murdered in a spate of killings that has stirred international concern. “We wrote a lot about illegal logging and also a lot of issues like corruption in the municipal government.” Drug cartels Drug cartels in Mexico often make money by protecting illegal logging or extorting protection payments from avocado growers. …

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home
2 years, 11 months ago

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home

Al Jazeera  

Margarito Martinez, 49, who covered police and crime, was fatally shot near his home in Tijuana, near the US border. Margarito Martinez, 49, was found near his home with a fatal gunshot wound to his head on Monday, the security secretariat in the northwestern state of Baja California said in a statement. Media rights group Yo So Soy Periodista said …

Mexican National Guard fatally shoots migrant, wounds others
3 years, 1 month ago

Mexican National Guard fatally shoots migrant, wounds others

Al Jazeera  

Officers opened fire when a truck carrying migrants tried to avoid a checkpoint, tried to ram a patrol vehicle, authorities say. Officers from Mexico’s National Guard fatally shot a migrant after opening fire at a pick-up truck attempting to avoid a checkpoint, authorities said. The National Guard said the truck, which was carrying 13 migrants, did not respond to orders …

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