Hostage Accidentally Shot by FBI Agent During Rescue Operation

Hostage Accidentally Shot by FBI Agent During Rescue Operation
The 7300 block of Elbert Street in Houston, Texas, where an FBI agent accidentally shot a kidnapped man. Screenshot via Google Maps
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A man who was being held hostage at a house in Houston, Texas, was shot by an FBI agent attempting to rescue him in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25.

FBI agents raided the house where kidnappers were keeping Ulises Villadares, 47, and an agent accidentally opened fire on him. Villadares died later at the hospital, ABC News reported.
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