A man who was jogging along the Rio Grande at the southern border in Brownsville, Texas was shot and killed, according to officials. Authorities believe the shots may have come from the Mexican side.
Police have identified the victim as Miguel Angel Valdez Hernandez, 57, whose body was found by a farm worker near the Rio Grande River Levee on June 18, according to local reports. Hernandez appeared to have been shot in the waist area, authorities said.
Reyna said investigators are currently searching for a small, white, extended cab pick up, as the vehicle of interest, which was captured on surveillance video driving on the other side of the river around the same time as the shots were fired.
“A this time we are currently looking at all possibilities, including that the shot that killed our victim may have come from Mexico,“ Reyna told reporters. ”We have contacted Mexican authorities to assist us in this investigation.”
Reyna said the victim lived in the area and would frequently jog along the river.
Earlier this month, border patrol agents in the same city rescued a mother and her 8-year-old son from Guatemala after they were swarmed by bees.
After closer inspection, he realized the bundle was a person who was in the fetal position shielding a child.
The agent yelled at the mother to run into his vehicle. They were subsequently transported to the local hospital after the child started vomiting. Hospital staff said they were expected to recover, according to the statement.
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