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Search underway for Americans kidnapped in Mexico border town

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Last updated: 2023/03/07 at 8:00 PM
News Room Published March 7, 2023
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MEXICO CITY, March 6 (Reuters) – Mexican and U.S. authorities said on Monday they were working to find four Americans who were shot at by gunmen in northern Mexico and then kidnapped shortly after crossing the border.

The four Americans were in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates when they entered Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico said, seeking the public’s help in identifying the kidnappers.

The gunmen fired on the passengers shortly after their vehicle crossed into Mexico and then herded them into another vehicle before fleeing the scene, the embassy said.

An innocent Mexican was killed in the incident, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said in a statement.

A Mexican official told Reuters three men and one woman were kidnapped, though authorities have not released their identities.

ABC News reported the four were Latavia “Tay” McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams. ABC spoke with McGee’s mother, who said McGee was traveling with the group from South Carolina to Mexico to get cosmetic surgery.

[1/5] Mexican authorities search for evidence as they work to locate four Americans who were shot by gunmen and then kidnapped shortly after crossing the border with Brownsville, U.S. Texas, in Matamoros, Mexico March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

NBC News, citing a law enforcement source, also reported the group was traveling for cosmetic surgery.

Earlier in the day, Mexico’s president said the Americans had crossed into Mexico to buy medication.

“I believe it will be resolved, I hope so,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a regular news conference, adding that Mexico’s public security ministry was working with the FBI to find the missing Americans.

The U.S. State Department has advised Americans not to travel to Tamaulipas, in part due to the threat of kidnapping. The city of Matamoros is over the border from Brownsville, Texas.

Speaking at a regular news briefing in Washington, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said U.S. law enforcement was in touch with Mexican authorities, as were the departments of State and Homeland Security.

“Our thoughts are with the families of these individuals and we stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance,” she said. “We will continue to coordinate with Mexico and push them to bring those responsible to justice.”

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the four and the arrest of those involved.

Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago, Raul Cortes, Dave Graham and Kylie Madry in Mexico City, and Steve Holland in Washington; Writing by Brendan O’Boyle and Jasper Ward; Editing by Susan Heavey, Jason Neely and Leslie Adler

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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