The U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros, Mexico issued an alert Tuesday urging American citizens to shelter in place amid an outbreak of gun violence in the city.
The Gateway International Bridge between Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico, as seen through the border wall. Viewed from Texas side of the wall.
Four individuals were killed Monday in a clash with Mexican authorities during an investigation into kidnapping.Matamoros is located across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas. A rise in cartel activity and violent crime has brought Matamoros to the spotlight in recent years, creating unrest in the area as authorities seek to maintain order and suppress organized crime.Tamaulipas, the Mexican state where Matamoros is located, is one of six Mexican states that carries a travel warning from the against visiting the region due to the elevated risks of violence targeting Americans.
"Do not travel due to crime and kidnapping," the U.S. State Department writes of Tamaulipas."Organized crime activity – including gun battles, murder, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, forced disappearances, extortion, and sexual assault – is common along the northern border and in Ciudad Victoria."Mexican forces rescued the survivors from a shed where they were being held captive on March 7.Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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