Gunmen kill U.S. ICE agent, wound another, in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) â€” The killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and wounding of another in Mexico highlights the risk for American officials helping with Mexico's crackdown on organized crime under increasing cooperation between the two countries.

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Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

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