2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 are alive
Two of the four U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two have been found alive, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday.
One of the two found alive was injured, according to Tamaulipas Gov. Americo Villarreal, adding that emergency medical services are responding to the scene. Mr. Villarreal’s remarks came during a morning news conference with Mr. López Obrador. The governor said details about the four Americans have been confirmed by prosecutors.
“Of the four, two of them are dead, one person is wounded and the other is alive and right now the ambulances and the rest of the security personnel are going for them to give the corresponding support,” Mr. Villarreal said.The four Americans were identified as Zindell Brown, Eric James Williams and cousins Latavia “Tay” McGee and Shaeed Woodard. It was not clear which were found dead and which were alive.
The Americans were kidnapped by armed men in Mexico after they came under gunfire shortly after crossing the border into the city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas state.The victims were reportedly in Mexico to buy medication and may have been victims of mistaken identity, Mr. López Obrador said Monday.
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