Texas sheriff says Mexican bandits chased American into US waters after shooting her husband
By APFriday, October 1, 2010
Texas sheriff: Mexican bandits entered US waters
ZAPATA, Texas — A Texas sheriff says armed Mexican bandits chased an American boater into U.S. waters after shooting her fleeing husband in the head.
Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez also says the bandits probably plucked 30-year-old David Michael Hartley’s body from Falcon Lake after the ambush, or let him sink so no evidence of his death remains.
Hartley and his wife, Tiffany, were riding their personal watercrafts from Mexico toward Texas when about six gunmen approached in two boats. Gonzalez says the ambushers shot Hartley as the couple sped away. His wife wasn’t hurt.
U.S. and Mexican authorities are resuming the search for Hartley’s body Friday.
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