
US Border Patrol Agents SHOT AT By Mexican Cartel
By Joshua C.
Things may be getting dicey down on the Texas border as President Trump’s border security and immigration enforcement plans ratchet up.
First, there are reports that cartel members on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande fired upon U.S. Border Patrol Agents on the Texas side of the border.
There was apparently a group of migrants attempting to cross the river (smugglers…?) when the gunmen opened fire on the Agents, who then returned fire across the river into Mexico.
Bill Melugin first broke the news with this preliminary report:
BREAKING: Per multiple law enforcement sources, within the last hour, Border Patrol agents near Fronton, TX were fired upon from MX by suspected cartel gunmen as a group of illegal aliens were being brought across the river. I’m told BP returned fire, nobody hit on either side,…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 27, 2025
Rawsalerts quickly corroborated the story, issuing this breaking news alert on X:
#BREAKING: A Suspected Mexican cartel gunmen have begun shooting at Border Patrol agents as a group of illegal aliens were being brought across the river
Currently, Border Patrol agents near Fronton, Texas, are on high alert after coming under fire from… pic.twitter.com/nOFvxyRjka
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 27, 2025