Two Arizona residents killed in armed attack on dangerous highway near southern border with Mexico
SONORA, Mexico – An investigation is underway after two Arizona Women were shot in an overturned vehicle on a dangerous stretch of highway in Northern Mexico.
The women, identified only by their last names and ages, were 72 and 82 years old, the Sonora state attorney general’s office said in a press release on social media on Friday.
The victims, originally from Caborca, Mexicowhich lies further southeast, had dual citizenship of the USA and Mexico.
A Mexican National Guard soldier and an Army soldier hold a sign reading “Mexican Army” in front of a pickup truck suspected of being linked to the deaths of two Arizona citizens in Sonora, Mexico. (Attorney General Sonora)
The Attorney General’s Office said investigators from the Mexican National Guard and the Army had found a stolen Ford F-150 and an AK-47 as well as ammunition that are believed to be linked to the attack. Murders.
“Security forces from three levels of government, with the support of specialized air and ground troops, immediately launched an operation to locate and arrest the criminal group responsible,” said Sonora state prosecutors.
Investigators found a stolen Ford F-150 that is believed to be connected to the murders. (Attorney General Sonora)
Sonora and the Sonoyta-Caborca highway are known for violence and Human trafficking of migrants.
In June 2023, a Californian student conducts research in horticulture in Sonora was found in an SUV with seven gunshot wounds. In December, two U.S. citizens and one U.S. citizen were shot by gunmen on a highway in Sonora. One of the men was killed, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
Investigators also found an AK-47 and ammunition. (Office of the Attorney General of Sonora)
The state was once controlled by notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who was arrested in 2016 and is serving a life sentence in Colorado. Three cartels continue to wage war in Sonora.
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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