An “innocent” Mexican citizen died in the attack, US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said Monday.
A witness to the attack and kidnapping told The Associated Press she saw the white minivan get hit by another vehicle before shots rang out. Another SUV arrived and several gunmen emerged, said the woman, who did not want to give her name.
The kidnapped woman, who was able to walk, was forced into the back of the truck and another person was carried by the suspects, but could still move his head, she said. The startling footage also shows the suspects grab two men who appear to be wounded or dead and throw their bodies in the same flatbed.
President Biden was told about the ongoing situation, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday, but declined to answer other questions.
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