Thread: Tear gas thrown into El Barretal migrant shelter causes panic

Tear gas thrown into El Barretal migrant shelter causes panic

Wendy Fry

Two suspects threw a canister of tear gas into the El Barretal shelter from the street outside, causing temporary discomfort and confusion to some Central American migrants sheltered inside, according to Mexican federal police.

Central American migrants at El Barretal in eastern Tijuana were just getting ready to go to bed around 9 p.m. Tuesday night when the non-lethal chemical agent was thrown from outside and detonated near an area for women and children.

Video from the scene, taken by one of the migrants and posted to the social media accounts of the nonprofit Pueblo Sin Fronteras, shows federal police guarding the single canister while witnesses described how it caused women nearby to cough.

“I couldn’t breathe,” said Jose Rodriguez, shortly after the incident. Minutes later, via What’sApp, he said the air was improving, but that about four to five women and one young girl were seriously coughing from the effects of the chemical agent.

Federal police said no one was seriously injured or transported to the hospital. Several police agencies and the Tijuana Fire Department responded.

Tijuana municipal police searched for the suspects in the streets surrounding the shelter, but no one has been taken into custody.

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LOAD THEM ON A BUS AND SEND THEM HOME!

USA DOES NOT WANT THEM AND MEXICAN CITIZENS DO NOT WANT THEM

SHUT THE WHOLE BORDER DOWN UNTIL THEY ARE INTO THE CARE & CUSTODY OF THEIR PRESIDENT!

GO HOME! WE ARE FED UP AND FULL UP WITH THIS BS!