Thread: Suspects Named In Border Jet Ski Murder UPDATED

Suspects Named In Border Jet Ski Murder

Updated: Sunday, 10 Oct 2010, 9:20 AM MDT
Published : Sunday, 10 Oct 2010, 9:20 AM MDT

(NewsCore) - Mexican police identified two men as suspects in the murder of American David Hartley, who was allegedly shot in the head while jet skiing on Falcon Lake, which borders the U.S. and Mexico, KRGV.com reported Sunday.

Police commander Juan Carlos Ballasteros said Juan Pedro Saldivar Farias and his brother Jose Manuel are suspects in a string of murders, kidnappings, armed robberies and fires in the northern Tamaulipas state where the shooting took place.

David Hartley's wife, Tiffany Hartley, said men in three boats opened fire on the couple while they were jet skiing -- shooting her husband in the head. She told authorities she had to leave her husband's body behind. Mexican police, who have yet to discover the body, have questioned Tiffany Hartley's account of the incident.

But other authorities suggest the couple may have been attacked by pirates working for a drug cartel.

The couple reportedly crossed to the Mexican side of the lake, which is known to authorities as a favorite location for trafficking drugs across the border, on a sightseeing trip when the gunmen approached.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the lake was notorious for Mexican drug pirates and, in a statement, warned people not to leave the safety of U.S. waters.

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