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Texas National Guard soldiers working on the southern border took fire from shooters in Mexico on multiple occasions in recent days, according to authorities.
On Thursday evening, shots were fired across the Rio Grande at guardsmen in the El Paso area.
Soldiers then came under fire again in the same area on Friday morning.
NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley first reported on the shootings during a live TV hit on Friday morning.
“We got some pretty shocking reports confirmed that shots were actually fired from the Mexico side over at Texas soldiers,” Bradley said. “One of those shots landed just 10 feet from that soldier.”
“Things seem to be ramping up.”
3 busy border sectors in 3 days—We were in the El Paso sector yesterday, specifically in the Sunland Park area of New Mexico.
We wanted to see how the cartel was operating out there, so we hiked up a bluff along the border with Mexico where human smuggling is rampant where the… pic.twitter.com/WrB8yF9VxL
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) November 8, 2024The Texas Military Department issued the following statement about the incidents:
The Texas National Guard continues to hold the line along the Texas-Mexico border to prevent, deter, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Late yesterday and again this morning, the Texas National Guard working in the El Paso area received indirect small arms fire from across the border. Personnel take appropriate force protection measures during these incidents. The Texas National Guard is postered to surge additional forces to maintain the security of the Texas border.
Texas officials are preparing for mounting chaos along the southern frontier, including “potential mass migration events” that could unfold amid an anticipated post-election border blitz.
