Mexican authorities have arrested five more people on Friday in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico. 9News
LaTavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams survived the kidnapping, while Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were killed.The case remained "very confusing" to investigators, who were still obtaining information on last week's kidnapping and considering all angles, a Tamaulipas Prosecutor's Office official familiar with the investigation told CNN before news broke of the arrests.
A Mexican police investigator inspects the minivan were four Americans where shot and taken from last week, at the Tamaulipas State Prosecutor´s headquarters in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Their minivan crashed and was fired on shortly after they crossed into the border city of Matamoros on Friday as drug cartel factions tore through the streets.
Williams, who was shot three times in his legs, has since undergone two surgeries and had rods placed in his legs, his wife said on a GoFundMe page to raise money for Williams's medical and living expenses.Mexican army soldiers prepare a search mission for four US citizens kidnapped by gunmen at Matamoros, Mexico, Monday, March 6, 2023.
But the friends were violently intercepted by gunmen who fired into the Americans' van, roughly loaded them into the back of a truck and took them away, according to Burgess and a video of the encounter. How the four ended up in that specific area, given its remote location and despite using GPS navigation, is unclear.
The next time the car is seen, according to the Tamaulipas attorney general, is on a surveillance video over a mile to the south of the doctor's office, at 11.12 am.
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