During the last hours, 8 murders have been registered in Tijuana, adding a total of 1,757 so far in 2020. The one with the greatest public impact, for having been registered in the middle of the international gatehouse, was that of a U.S. Citizen killed by gunfire at point blank range Tuesday morning.
A construction worker was fatally shot in Tijuana while waiting in line to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to go to work and his wife discovered the tragic news through social media posts.
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The victim, a U.S. citizen who lived in Tijuana, was identified as 26-year-old Ignacio Armando Montiel Lopez, a construction worker who was going to work on the other side of the border.
According to authorities, Montiel Lopez’s wife, who left her home around 6:30 a.m. to work in the U.S., arrived at the scene after she saw social media posts that her husband’s vehicle crashed into walls.
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Police officers arrived at the scene at about 8 a.m. Tuesday to investigate the homicide after they received reports of shots fired in the area.
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Access to the regular car booth toward San Ysidro was temporarily closed while authorities removed the victim’s body. All previously opened lanes at the border were reopened sometime around 10:45 a.m.
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According to police, responding agents found a man who had been injured by a firearm. Authorities then requested an ambulance and rendered first aid to the man. However, he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
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The incident was reported at about 7:40 a.m. among the international lanes near the Federal Employees’ vicinity, according to police in Tijuana.
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As of 12:30 p.m., no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.
Source: elimparcial.com, telemundo20.com