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Immigrants shot in Southern California desert
Associated Press Published 06. 15. 02 at 6:49 Sierra Time --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO – Eight illegal immigrants were wounded when a sport utility vehicle carrying 23 people was fired upon in a remote desert wash in northern Mexico and again after it had crossed over the border into the United States, authorities said Friday. Officials in Mexico and the United States were
investigating a claim by at least one of the victims that it may have been a
Mexican military unit that fired on the SUV in Mexico, said Sgt. Manuel Garcia
of the Imperial County Sheriff's Department.
The immigrants from Mexico, Central America and
South America were attempting to cross illegally into the United States when
their Chevy Suburban was struck with bullets from what appeared to be a large
caliber weapon about 12:30 a.m. Friday, Garcia said.
Border Patrol agents came across the immigrants
shortly after the shooting on a dirt road about 75 yards north of the
international boundary in the desert about 100 miles east of San Diego. "They
were in a panic," Garcia said. "Thank God the Border Patrol was so close."
Three of the immigrants remained hospitalized with
gunshot wounds Friday afternoon, including two who had been taken by helicopter
to San Diego because of the severity of their injuries, said Border Patrol Agent
Dionicio Delgado. They were listed in stable condition, he said. All of those
injured were men. Among those inside the van were six women and one young child.
The Chevy held 17 immigrants from El Salvador, one from Ecuador and five from
Mexico, said Border Patrol Agent Manuel Figueroa.
The immigrants told authorities they came upon a
second vehicle that at least one of them said may have been a Jeep or Humvee
military-style vehicle, Garcia said. Both vehicles had their headlights off when
they first encountered each other in a desert wash on the Mexican side of the
border just after midnight. The immigrants sped off when the headlights in the
second vehicle suddenly came on. A short lime later, they were hit with the
first burst of gunfire. It appears that the immigrants were fired upon again
after they had crossed into the United States. But by analyzing tire tracks,
authorities determined that the second vehicle did not cross the border, Garcia
said. U.S. authorities have contacted the Mexican Attorney General's office to
request assistance with the investigation, he said. The Mexican Consul in the
Imperial Valley did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
Raul Ramirez Baena, the human rights ombudsman for
the border state of Baja California, said his agency had received a report that
the Mexican Army was involved in the shooting and investigators planned to
interview the victims when they returned to Mexico.
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