[U.S./Mexico Border] Residents Concerned with Spillover Gunfire
“Before we wouldn't see shootings,” he said. “Now, if you stand here at night, you will hear shootings. It's normal.”
NEAR RIO GRANDE CITY — A Starr County community said they are tired of gunfire spilling over from Mexico.
Border Patrol reported shots fired on Friday morning. At around 8:30 a.m., neighbors in Refugio, a small community by Rio Grande City, said a dead-end street was full of Border Patrol agents and Department of Public Safety officials.
Resident Rene Garza said his community has learned to live with all the violence.
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