Los Indios Bridge Reopened After Gunbattle in Mexico

Reported by: Cristina Rendon
Last Update: 6:20 pm

LOS INDIOS - Federal officials are allowing people to cross into Mexico again after a shootout in Mexico just across from Los Indios.

The Los Indios International Bridge reopened Wednesday afternoon, but authorities are still on guard.

A gunbattle broke out Wednesday morning in Lucio Blanco, Mexico, a small town just across the border of Los Indios, south of San Benito. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials shut down the bridge around noon. It was too dangerous to let anyone cross.

“Reports that we heard from travelers are that there are injured or deceased on the ground, but we haven't received any official confirmation from Mexican authorities,â€