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Texas State Trooper Reportedly Hit by Stray Bullet From Mexico

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A Texas state trooper was shot on Friday afternoon by what appears to be a stray bullet from a gun battle wagged across the border on the territory of Mexico... 26.11.2016, Sputnik International

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Texas State Trooper Reportedly Hit by Stray Bullet From Mexico

01:10 GMT 26.11.2016 (Updated: 11:24 GMT 06.08.2022)

US border patrol vehicle rides along the fence at the US-Mexican border near Naco, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 - Sputnik International

A Texas state trooper was shot on Friday afternoon by what appears to be a stray bullet from a gun battle wagged across the border on the territory of Mexico, according to a media.

In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, firearms training unit Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, for a demonstration during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut. - Sputnik International

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25 November 2016, 19:38 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The trooper was shot as he was patrolling an area near the Rio Grande River, which serves as the US-Mexico border, the newspaper Monitor reported.

Eye witnesses said a gun battle was occurring on the Mexican side of the border at the same time the trooper was shot in the leg, the report noted.

Witnesses also said the gun battle involved the Mexican military, the report added.

The trooper was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.