Mexican troopers are seen making ready for a search mission for the kidnapped U.S. residents in Matamoros earlier this week. Two of the Americans had been killed, and Mexican authorities returned their our bodies to the U.S. on Thursday.

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Mexican troopers are seen making ready for a search mission for the kidnapped U.S. residents in Matamoros earlier this week. Two of the Americans had been killed, and Mexican authorities returned their our bodies to the U.S. on Thursday.

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MATAMOROS, Mexico — The Mexican authorities returned the our bodies of the two Americans killed within the border metropolis of Matamoros.

After autopsies had been performed, safety forces escorted the stays of Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown late Thursday night to American authorities, who then drove them throughout the bridge to Brownsville, Texas.

Woodard and Brown had been killed after they had been caught in the crossfire by unidentified gunmen final Friday. One unidentified Mexican girl additionally died within the incident.

Their two companions, LaTavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams, survived and are recovering in a U.S. hospital.

Earlier within the day, one of many organized crime teams that controls Matamoros left 5 males in the midst of the road with their arms tied.

In a be aware, the group apologized for the killings and mentioned these had been the boys accountable.

But Mexican authorities have mentioned nothing in regards to the be aware or the boys accused by the cartel. So far, just one arrest has been made in relation to the kidnapping.