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Texas National Guard member fires across Rio Grande, wounds Mexican citizen

August 29, 2023 (1 min read)

URIEL J. GARCÍA, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, AND DAVIS WINKIE, MILITARY TIMES, AUG. 28, 2023

"A National Guard member on duty at the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso fired across the Rio Grande, injuring a 37-year-old Mexican man in Ciudad Juárez on Saturday night, according to the Texas Military Department and Mexican news outlets. “On the night of 26 August, a National Guard Servicemember assigned to Operation Lone Star discharged a weapon in a border-related incident,” a spokesperson for the military department said in a statement. “The incident is under investigation. More information will be made available as the investigation progresses.” "