Insecurity On The Monterrey-Reynosa Highway

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat 

In Nuevo León, a young man was shot in what is believed to have been an attempted robbery on the Monterrey-Reynosa Motorway in General Bravo.

A young man shot, allegedly during an attempted robbery on the Monterrey-Reynosa Highway in General Bravo, was admitted to a hospital in Ciudad Benito Juárez.

The wounded man didn’t stop when an armed group tried to steal his Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, according to reports.

The assailants attacked him with gunfire.

Although it was initially reported that two people were injured, authorities only confirmed the admission of one gunshot victim to the hospital.

Jesús Orlando, 22, drove to kilometer 41 of the highway, near the El Salitre stream in Cadereyta.

The El Salitre stream runs just above Mexican Federal Highway 40. 

There he received assistance and was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

At first, authorities stated that there were no injuries in the reported robberies of motorists on the toll road.

The victim's truck remained at the scene, where it was examined by personnel from the Institute of Criminalistics and Forensic Services.

This morning, reports surfaced of new robberies on the Reynosa Highway in General Bravo.

Social media posts indicated that motorists were robbed of their vehicles and some of their belongings.

It was even mentioned that among the stolen vehicles was a unit belonging to the Attorney General's Office.

However, the Attorney General's Office neither confirmed nor denied this.

They only confirmed that a vehicle theft had occurred.

Additionally, there are reports of two more robberies, one involving a Mazda and the other a Tacoma pickup truck, which are still being investigated.

The actual distance between the towns of General Bravo and Cadereyta.

The actual distance between the towns of Cadereyta and Ciudad Benito Juárez. 

* At this time it is believed that assassins from the Cartel del Noreste are the prime suspects for this attempted robbery. 

Source: La Prensa Mx