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US Consulate in Mexico Warns Staff 'Shelter in Place' Amid Gun Violence

by Reuters

   MEXICO CITY --

   The U.S. Consulate in the northern Mexican border town of Matamoros
   said Monday its "employees are currently under a shelter in place
   order" due to gun violence in the city.

   In recent years Matamoros, which borders the southern U.S. city of
   Brownsville in Texas, has been racked by violence linked to drug
   trafficking.

   "We recommend you shelter in place and stay tuned to local news for
   updates in your area," the U.S. Consulate General said on X, the social
   media platform previously known as Twitter.

   The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City did not immediately reply to a request
   for comment.

   Earlier this year, two Americans were killed when members of a drug
   cartel kidnapped four people in Matamoros in a case of apparent
   mistaken identity, an incident that threw a harsh spotlight on violence
   in Mexico and sparked angry reactions from some U.S. lawmakers critical
   of Mexican efforts to fight crime.