Two of four US citizens kidnapped in Mexico found dead

Two of the 4 US residents kidnapped after crossing over the border into northeastern Mexico have been discovered lifeless, a senior Mexican official stated Tuesday.

The legal professional common’s workplace confirmed that of the 4 abductees “two of them are dead, one person is injured and the other is alive,” Tamaulipas state governor Americo Villarreal advised a news convention by phone.

A Mexican nationwide was additionally killed within the incident.

The US residents crossed into Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, on Friday in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated in a press release launched on Sunday.

It provided a $50,000 reward for assist resulting in the return of the unidentified victims and the arrest of the perpetrators.

“Shortly after crossing into Mexico, unidentified gunmen fired upon the passengers in the (minivan). All four Americans were placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene by armed men,” the FBI stated.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated on Monday that the victims have been believed to have entered the nation to purchase medicines and received caught up in a confrontation between legal teams.

Matamoros, situated throughout the US border from Brownsville, Texas, has been beset by violence linked to drug trafficking and different organized crime.

The US State Department advises towards journey to Tamaulipas as a result of crime and kidnapping.

In a separate assertion, the White House denounced the kidnapping and murders, as “unacceptable,” and stated Washington would pursue justice for the victims.

“We’re going to work closely with the Mexican government to ensure that justice is done in this case,” White House nationwide safety spokesman John Kirby advised reporters.

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