At Least 2 Injured in Matamoros Shootout

Last Update: 1:11 pm

MATAMOROS, MEXICO - CHANNEL 5 NEWS has learned at least two people were injured in a shootout Tuesday in Matamoros.

People reported hearing an exchange of gunfire near the B&M International Bridge Tuesday afternoon. It reportedly was between cartel members and the Mexican military.

We're told you could hear explosions for about an hour and see helicopters hovering around Colonia San Francisco.

Soldiers set up blockades around the violence to keep people from those areas. The bridge remained open throughout the battle.

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