Texas National Guardsman slain in Ciudad Juarez

[Alpha Mare]

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/10/texas-national-guardsman-slain-in.html

The Texas National Guard today has confirmed that a man murdered in Ciudad Juarez this Wednesday, Jose Gil Hernandez, 22, of El Paso Texas, was an off-duty private first class assigned to the Headquarters Battery 3rd Battalion, 133 Field Artillery.

Chihuahua state officials said a crime scene unit investigated the shooting and found 18 empty casings from .45 and .223 caliber weapons.

The Guard prohibits active-duty soldiers from traveling to Mexico, and urges those not on active duty to only cross the border if absolutely necessary. Hernandez was a student when not on duty. The Guard said his death is under investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division.

In El Paso, regular Army soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss are forbidden to cross the border into Mexico. Juárez and all other Mexican cities have been off-limits to them since 2009.
 

[true_blood]

That's a shame.