The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros is on high alert after the murder of a Mexican federal officer who was assigned to the building’s security detail. While Mexico’s government is trying to downplay the murder as a traffic incident, U.S. consular officials are actively investigating to determine if there is a direct threat to any U.S. personnel, as the incident appears to have been a targeted attack.
The murder happened Sunday morning, when an SUV struck a Mexican police patrol that was assigned to the federal protection unit. The vehicle then sped off, and the federal unit chased them. A second vehicle intercepted them, spraying gunfire, killing one officer and injuring the second one.
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Mexico’s federal government tried to publicly downplay the shooting, claiming it was the result of a traffic accident and announced the arrest of two suspects.
The attack set off alarms within
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