Latest Breaking News

Judi Lynn

(160,609 posts) Fri Aug 24, 2012, 01:27 PM Aug 2012

Law enforcement source says 2 US gov’t employees wounded in shooting near Mexico City

Source: Associated Press

Law enforcement source says 2 US gov’t employees wounded in shooting near Mexico City
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, August 24, 12:22 PM

MEXICO CITY — Two U.S. government employees were shot and wounded in an attack on their vehicle south of Mexico City on Friday, a law enforcement official said.

The two were riding in an armored U.S. Embassy vehicle when they came under fire on a highway leading to the city of Cuernavaca.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said both were hospitalized, one with a wound to the leg and the other hit in the stomach and hand.

The U.S. Embassy had no immediate comment.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/law-enforcement-source-says-2-us-govt-employees-wounded-in-shooting-near-mexico-city/2012/08/24/5a3824c2-ee0f-11e1-b624-99dee49d8d67_story.html

(short article, no more at link)

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Law enforcement source says 2 US gov’t employees wounded in shooting near Mexico City (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2012 OP

I traveled that highway hundreds of times in my childhood lunatica Aug 2012 #1

2 US Gov't Employees Said Hurt in Mexico Shooting Judi Lynn Aug 2012 #2

CNN: 3 U.S. Marines injured in Mexico attack pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #3

Mexican police shoot two U.S. Embassy staff in botched chase Eugene Aug 2012 #4

Much more will come of this story Berlum Aug 2012 #5

Think we'll (the public) will ever hear about it? octothorpe Aug 2012 #7

It's like a Tom Clancy novel octothorpe Aug 2012 #6

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

1. I traveled that highway hundreds of times in my childhood

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 01:32 PM

Aug 2012

Strangely enough just seeing the name Cuernavaca makes my homesick all over again. As for the US officials getting shot, well many millions of people of all nationalities have traveled that highway for generations. It's strange to think of that highway as being in any way dangerous, except for it's hairpin turns.

Judi Lynn

(160,609 posts)

2. 2 US Gov't Employees Said Hurt in Mexico Shooting

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 01:51 PM

Aug 2012

2 US Gov't Employees Said Hurt in Mexico Shooting
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press
MEXICO CITY August 24, 2012 (AP)

~snip~
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said both were hospitalized, one with a wound to the leg and the other hit in the stomach and hand.

~snip~
A Mexican army official said the sport utility vehicle with diplomatic plates was found after a report about a shootout on the highway. The army official was not authorized to be quoted by name. He said a Mexican navy captain was also in the vehicle, but was not injured.

The Toyota SUV was riddled with bullets, most concentrated around the passenger-side window, indicating possible involvement by experienced gunmen.

Attacks on diplomatic personnel are extremely rare in Mexico.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-govt-employees-hurt-mexico-shooting-17074057

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. CNN: 3 U.S. Marines injured in Mexico attack

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 02:11 PM

Aug 2012

updated 1:54 PM EDT, Fri August 24, 2012
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/world/americas/mexico-shooting-us-marines/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Eugene

(61,939 posts)

4. Mexican police shoot two U.S. Embassy staff in botched chase

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 09:54 PM

Aug 2012

Source: Reuters

Mexican police shoot two U.S. Embassy staff in botched chase

MEXICO CITY | Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:59pm EDT

(Reuters) - Two U.S. Embassy employees were shot at and wounded by Mexican police on Friday after they were caught up in a police chase on the outskirts of the capital, Mexico's Navy said.

Police fired on vehicle in which the embassy employees were traveling, which carried diplomatic plates, after the driver veered out of the way when he saw the officers' weapons.

"At that moment those in the ... (police) vehicle opened fire on the diplomatic vehicle," the Navy said in a statement. "Moments later, three other vehicles joined the chase and fired shots at the U.S. Embassy vehicle."

Two employees were taken to a hospital for treatment, and their injuries were not life-threatening, it said. The U.S. government said the two employees were in stable condition.

[font size=1]-snip-[/font]

Berlum

(7,044 posts)

5. Much more will come of this story

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 05:07 AM

Aug 2012

of that we can be sure.

octothorpe

(962 posts)

7. Think we'll (the public) will ever hear about it?

Reply to Berlum (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 10:42 AM

Aug 2012

Really this could anyway. The mexican police who did the shooting could have been corrupt or the Americans could have been corrupted. Ohh oh oh or all parties were corrupt and the whole thing went to shit. Or maybe this story is all BS meant to distract us from the alien invasion (wishful thinking on my part)

octothorpe

(962 posts)

6. It's like a Tom Clancy novel

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 10:39 AM

Aug 2012

Reply to this discussion