Americans kidnapped in Mexico: 2 found dead, 1 hurt, 1 unharmed reports say

Kidnapped Americans A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes, at the crime scene where gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas, Friday, March 3, 2023. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the four Americans were going to buy medicine and were caught in the crossfire between two armed groups after they had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. (AP Photo) (STR/AP)

A Mexican official said Tuesday that two of the four Americans who were kidnapped after traveling to the country last week have been found dead, according to The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal.

One of the other Americans was found injured while the fourth was unharmed, said Américo Villarreal, governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, according to the Journal.

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