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A hiker was brutally attacked by "suspected cartel members" portion exploring a wilderness country adjacent the U.S.-Mexico borderline in San Diego County, according to the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector.
Officials reported the incidental happened astir noon connected Wednesday adjacent the borderline of San Diego and Imperial counties erstwhile a radical of US citizens who were hiking successful the Jacumba Wilderness successful California was brutally attacked and pelted with gunfire by suspected cartel members.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) root confirmed to Fox News that 2 suspected cartel members, who were equipped with handguns, were astir a 1000 yards wrong the U.S. successful the Jacumba country erstwhile they confronted 2 hikers successful the radical and began yelling astatine them successful Spanish.
The root said the hikers didn’t understand, truthful the gunmen yelled "come".
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A radical of hikers were rescued aft being attacked by "suspected cartel members" portion exploring the Jacumba Wilderness successful California. (US Border Patrol El Centro Sector )
At that point, the hikers feared they would beryllium kidnapped, truthful they turned away. Upon doing this, the gunmen fired 2 shots successful the air.
When the hikers inactive didn’t respond, the alleged cartel members fired shots, striking 1 of the hikers successful his leg.
Agents were capable to successfully rescue the hikers, evacuate them, and said that each threats had been neutralized.
The hiker is expected to recover.
The Border Patrol confirmed that its elite Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and marksmen are saturating the area.
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection borderline patrol cause talks to radical connected the Mexican broadside of the borderline partition astatine Border Field State Park successful San Diego, California, U.S., November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (REUTERS/Chris Wattie)
"These cartels deliberation they tin bring their warfare to American soil. Let this service arsenic a WARNING: The El Centro Sector volition not basal idly by," the bureau wrote connected a station connected societal media.
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"The information of our citizens is NOT negotiable; cartel terrorists person nary spot successful our state preying connected the innocent. Enough is enough."
Border Patrol officials are moving to find which cartel the gunmen beryllium to.
Stepheny Price is writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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