A Texas National Guard soldier patrolling the Texas-Mexico border shot a migrant on Jan. 15, 2023 just west of McAllen, according to the Army Times website.
It's the first known incident since the mission began in which a soldier has shot and injured a migrant. There is no indication that the migrant had a firearm or any other weapon during the incident. The injury is not life-threatening.
The soldier who fired, Spec. Angel Gallegos, is an infantryman assigned to the border as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar mission intended to curb the number of migrants entering Texas. Around 5,500 members of the Texas National Guard remain posted along the Rio Grande manning observation posts, building fences and in some cases apprehending migrants for the mission, which began in March 2021.
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