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U.S. Authorities Fired on by Border Bandits (Shots Coming from Mexican Side of Rio Grande)
The Monitor (Texas) ^
| 07/13/2006
| Andres R. Martinez
Posted on 07/13/2006 4:56:14 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
DONNA Bandits shot hundreds of rounds of automatic gun fire at Hidalgo County Sheriffs deputies and Border Patrol agents Wednesday from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
The deputies were responding to a call from two brothers who swam across the river after an initial gunfight at a ranch in Mexico, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.
Treviño would not identify the two brothers, but said the two U.S. citizens are suspects in other criminal investigations.
The two brothers called 911 around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday and told the operator that they were near the Brewster Ranch south of Donna.
They say an unknown number of gunmen burst into their family ranch in Mexico and killed a ranch hand. The two brothers escaped, but the kidnappers took their father, Treviño said.
The brothers made it across the Rio Grande and called 911.
At least three deputies and four Border Patrol agents took the two brothers back to the riverbank to see if they might find any evidence or the shooters.
Instead, shooters from Mexico fired automatic weapons at the group. The barrage went on for almost 10 minutes, alternating between shots coming from Mexico and the east.
Treviño believes that the shots from the east were most likely on American soil. The heaviest gunfire came after the shots from the east ended, most likely an attempt to divert attention and allow the shooters from the east to cross back.
Border Patrol officials did not respond to phone calls last night.
Treviño plans to search for evidence tomorrow at the sight of the shooting, south of Valley View Road and Military Highway.
If authorities find weapons or casings that can be traced, they might be able to charge someone with attempted capital murder of the agents, deputies and two brothers, Treviño said.
Treviño says that his deputies have never been shot at from the Mexican side of the river.
"This is one of the reasons that I do not allow my deputies to patrol the riverbanks or levies close to the river," Treviño said, "because we do know there are drug gangs and human trafficking gangs that will not hesitate to shoot in our direction to get us out of the area."
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; bordercontrol; borderpatrol; hidalgo; immigrantlist; immigration; invasion; mexico; minutemen; riogrande; texas
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
what happend to shooting back
2
posted on
07/13/2006 4:57:52 AM PDT
by
Flavius
(Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Mexican drug dealers calling Texas 911 for help.
3
posted on
07/13/2006 5:00:05 AM PDT
by
angkor
To: angkor
"Mexican drug dealers calling Texas 911 for help." And it worked.
4
posted on
07/13/2006 5:03:18 AM PDT
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"Bizarre" is the only word that comes to mind.
5
posted on
07/13/2006 5:13:01 AM PDT
by
ForGod'sSake
(ABCNNBCBS: An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I hate to think what we'll be told when our guys start dying down there.
6
posted on
07/13/2006 5:24:03 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I'm trying to think but nothing happens)
To: ForGod'sSake
"Bizarre" is the only word that comes to mind. Odd - I was thinking "mortars."
7
posted on
07/13/2006 5:24:17 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
To: Flavius
"what happend to shooting back"
With .50 cal.!! That would shut up the peashooters .
8
posted on
07/13/2006 5:26:03 AM PDT
by
Renegade
To: Tennessee_Bob
"Bizarre" is the only word that comes to mind. Odd - I was thinking "mortars."
We think alike.
9
posted on
07/13/2006 5:36:33 AM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Bad spellers of the world - UNTIE!,)
To: MrEdd
Let me understand this. The Sheriff dosn't send his deputies down by the river because there criminals down there and the deputies may be shot at?
I'M SO UPSET AT THIS REMARK I'm having trouble typing.
Some one help me out...
10
posted on
07/13/2006 6:24:38 AM PDT
by
abseaman
(I stand befor the alter of almighty God and swear to fight tyranny in allits forms. TJefferson)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
... I do not allow my deputies to patrol the riverbanks or levies close to the river," Treviño said, "because we do know there are drug gangs and human trafficking gangs that will not hesitate to shoot in our direction to get us out of the area." How about shooting in their direction to get them out of the area?
To: Fiji Hill
We need a wall, minefields, a DMZ and helicopter gunship patrols.
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:31:03 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(If you want to be a martyr, we want to martyr you.)
To: Tennessee_Bob
Odd - I was thinking "mortars." Heh. Sad to say, but I suspect we have gotten the type of representation from our surrogates that we deserve. When "the people" wake up and smell the coffee, we may just be able to get things right. But to hedge my bets, I'm not holding my breath...
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posted on
07/13/2006 7:38:56 AM PDT
by
ForGod'sSake
(ABCNNBCBS: An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Good morning.
I wonder what the MSM and the ACLU would say to the bodies of several bad guys being found just on the our side of the border the morning after one of these incidents?
Michael Frazier
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posted on
07/13/2006 7:49:36 AM PDT
by
brazzaville
(no surrender no retreat, well, maybe retreat's ok)
To: ForGod'sSake
bizarre, you say...hmmm, retaliation, sounds better....
15
posted on
07/13/2006 7:57:38 AM PDT
by
thinking
To: Flavius
I work with a nurse whose son is a Border Patrol Agent in California. He says that BP is not allowed to shoot back if shot at.
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posted on
07/13/2006 8:35:09 AM PDT
by
3catsanadog
(When anything goes, everything does.)
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Presidente Jorge Boosh: A Wall First. A Wall Now.
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posted on
07/13/2006 9:08:59 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(A wall first. A wall now.)
To: 3catsanadog; Ajnin
He says that BP is not allowed to shoot back if shot at. Sorry, but that is not true.
Ajnin, care to explain the rules of engagement?
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posted on
07/13/2006 9:09:19 AM PDT
by
Marine Inspector
(Government is not the solution to our problem; Government is the problem)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
My father was in the Army before and during WWI.
He was stationed on the border before WWI, they were fired on from the Mexican side of the border and were not allowed to return fire.
Ah yes our good friend Mexico./s
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posted on
07/13/2006 9:16:40 AM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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