Four missing US citizens were abducted in Matamoros, Mexico.

The four, traveling in a van registered in North Carolina, drove into Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday.

Author: Associated Press, Jaime E. Galvan, Stephanie Whitfield.

Posted: 5:30 AM CST, March 6, 2023

Updated: 07:16 CST, March 6, 2023

Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Four US citizens were abducted after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexican city of Matamoros, the FBI said Sunday.

All four arrived in Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. They were in a white minivan registered in North Carolina.

Photos and videos circulating on social media show the accident, including the group’s white minivan. There is also a video showing people being shot and then being loaded into a pickup truck and taken away.

This matches the description of what the FBI says happened.

The FBI office in San Antonio said the car came under fire shortly after it entered Mexico.

“All four Americans were loaded into a vehicle and taken away from the scene by armed men,” the bureau said in a statement. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for returning victims and apprehending perpetrators.

Matamoros is home to warring factions of the Gulf drug cartel.

The shooting in Matamoros was so intense that the US consulate issued a warning on Friday.

Tamaulipas State Police said people were killed and injured on Friday, but did not say how many.

The issue of cartel violence continues to be a hot topic, especially in Texas.

In fact, on Friday, the same day as the kidnapping, Republican Senator John Cornyn spoke with lawmakers about Mexico’s fight against the cartels. They visited several cities in the Rio Grande Valley, including Brownsville.

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