National Guard member shoots migrant seen stabbing another, document shows
by: Fernie Ortiz
Posted: Apr 15, 2024 / 12:39 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 16, 2024 / 01:52 AM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A National Guard soldier reportedly shot a migrant who was seen stabbing another migrant on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an internal Border Patrol bulletin obtained by NewsNation.
The incident happened on U.S. soil along the edge of the Rio Grande on Sunday afternoon in El Paso’s Lower Valley.
In a statement to Border Report, a Texas Military Department spokesman confirmed that a National Guard servicemember assigned to Operation Lone Star discharged a weapon in a “border-related incident” on Sunday, adding that it is under investigation and that more information will be made available as the investigation progresses.
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