A Texas National Guard soldier shot a migrant over the weekend during a struggle, according to reports.
Texas National Guard Soldiers install razor wire long the border in an effort to stop immigrants from illegally crossing into the country from Mexico. A soldier shot a migrant Sunday amid a struggle between the pair, according to reports.
The soldier is reportedly an infantryman assigned to the border as part of the billion dollar effort aimed at curbingThe migrant was shot in the left shoulder west of the border city of McAllen. He was taken to a hospital for treatment. Shots were fired around 4:20 a.m. Sunday after two Texas National Guardsmen joined Border Patrol agents and a trained dog who tracked a group of migrants to an abandoned house, the report said.
The soldiers entered the building and three of the four migrants inside surrendered, the report said. The fourth fled through a window and allegedly resisted when a soldier tried to catch him. After a struggle on the ground the soldier was struck with fists and elbows, the document said.
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