Two Colombian Migrants Killed, Four Injured in Shootout with Mexican National Guard near U.S. Border

An aerial image shows steel bollard-style border wall barriers standing along the US-Mexico border between San Diego County and the Mexican city of Tecate, Baja California, (L) in Tecate, California. (Credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Two Colombian migrants died and four more were injured by Mexican National Guard members in a shootout with smugglers Saturday afternoon in Tecate, Baja California.
The migrants were injured by gunfire coming from three National Guard Members, who, according to authorities, were temporarily suspended from duty as a precautionary measure.

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