Just In: American Citizen killed in Mexico
Just In: American Citizen killed in Mexico
Just days ago Tesla will build a “new Gigafactory”, to be constructed near Monterrey in Nuevo León, Mexico. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the facility would be used to build Tesla's next-generation vehicle, and subsequent vehicles on the same platform. Musk shone a spotlight on the many actions Tesla has been taking across its operations to lower costs while still improving the performance of its vehicles. The moves should enable it to cut the costs of manufacturing its next generation of electric vehicles by 50 per cent, he claimed, raising hopes for a new, lower-priced electric vehicle that will help Tesla fend off growing competition. And thanks “very low wage” in Mexico rather than in the U.S.
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Then, minutes ago, another crisis hit the U.S. and Mexico. This is a developing story. Please check back and refresh this link for updates.
Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two have been found alive, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
The Mexican president said one of those found alive was injured. The American citizens crossed into Matamoros, in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas just south of Brownsville, Texas, in a white minivan with North Carolina plates on Friday, according to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.
"Shortly after crossing into Mexico, unidentified gunmen shot the passengers of the vehicle," the embassy said. "The gunmen herded the four U.S. citizens into another vehicle and fled the scene with them."
The four Americans were identified as Zindell Brown, Eric James Williams and cousins Latavia "Tay" McGee and Shaeed Woodard.
McGee's mother, Barbara Burgess, told that her daughter traveled from South Carolina to Mexico for a cosmetic medical procedure.
On Friday (March 3rd), the day of the appointment, Burgess said McGee called to say she was 15 minutes away from the doctor's office. Burgess called McGee later that day but never heard back, she said.
The Americans were taken after getting caught in the middle of a confrontation between groups, according to Mexico's president, who told reporters Monday that they "crossed the border to buy medicines in Mexico."