Mexican Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Kidnapping, Deaths of Americans

A woman is carried to the back of a white pickup truck in this still image obtained from social media video that allegedly shows the kidnapping of Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, on March 3, 2023. Video obtained by Reuters

Mexican police have arrested a suspect in connection with last week’s kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the city of Matamoros that resulted in the deaths of two of the Americans and a bystander to the incident, officials said.

The suspect was identified as Jose Guadalupe, 24, by Mexican Secretary for Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez during a press conference, according to local reports.