Border Patrol vehicle struck by gunshots near Bridge of the Americas
El Paso Border Patrol says they are already supported with US National Guard troops
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) —
The El Paso FBI is offering a reward for help in finding the person responsible for shooting at a Border Patrol vehicle near the Bridge of the Americas on Thursday.
A Border Patrol agent was on duty in his vehicle around 7:35 p.m. on the south of Loop 375 and Border Highway, directly across from the X monument in Ciudad Juarez.
The agent was in his vehicle when it was hit by gunshots. Officials believe the bullets were fired from a vehicle traveling eastbound on the Border Highway.
“It must have been like four or five shots [that sounded like] Pow Pow, and I knew it had to be gunfire, said Rosario Minjarez a neighbor in the area that heard the gunshots.
The FBI is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the El Paso FBI at 915-832-5000.
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