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Heavy gunfire with casualties reported near key US-Mexico trade bridge

Gunbattle reportedly a confrontation between Mexican army and human smugglers

A shootout reportedly happened around 10 a.m. local time near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in South Texas. (Photo: City of Pharr)

A barrage of gunshots has been reported near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, a key border crossing linking Texas and Mexico.

The gunfire on Wednesday stemmed from a confrontation between the Mexican army and armed individuals alleged to be smugglers of undocumented immigrants, according to Reforma.

The confrontation reportedly happened around 10 a.m. local time near the bridge in Reynosa, Mexico, just across the border from Pharr and McAllen, Texas.

Several individuals reportedly were shot, with unverified reports indicating that some died.


The clashes paralyzed lines of tractor-trailers and other vehicles crossing the Pharr-Reynosa Bridge, with reports of some drivers having to get out of their units to take cover from the gunfire.

Neither U.S. nor Mexican authorities have released any information about the incident, but truck drivers who were traveling on the bridge have shared messages and videos across several social media platforms.

This is a developing story that will be updated when more information is available.


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  1. Donald

    The Biden administration and his democrats should have been closing the border but they been destroying our country do it now close the border they got to be something they can do to stop this .All of Joe Biden failed policy’s that is one reason American shouldn’t vote for any democrats and we will take united states back and it will stop the democrats party from destroying America if anyone cares for their country and cares for their family they better vote for someone that cares for the citizens of the United States and our family and our family

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Noi Mahoney

Noi Mahoney is a Texas-based journalist who covers cross-border trade, logistics and supply chains for FreightWaves. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English in 1998. Mahoney has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working for newspapers in Maryland and Texas. Contact nmahoney@freightwaves.com