Woman and 3 Children Found Dead Near Border
The victims included two infants, law enforcement said.
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The bodies of a young woman, two babies, and a toddler were found Sunday near the Texas-Mexico border, official said. Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said in a tweet that the deceased were discovered in a brushy area near the Rio Grande southeast of the Anzalduas Park in the Las Paloma Wildlife Management Area. A cause of death was not released, and the sheriff said the FBI would be leading the investigation.
BREAKING NEWS: Deputies are on scene by the river SE of the Anzalduas Park in Las Paloma Wildlife Management Area where Border Patrol agents located 4 deceased bodies. Bodies appear to be 2 infants, a toddler and 20yoa female. Deputies are awaiting FBI agents who will be leading. pic.twitter.com/2qPCYDjZBu
— Sheriff Eddie Guerra (@SheriffGuerra) June 24, 2019
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