A gunfire broke out just north of the US-Mexico border in Arizona on Saturday night, leaving seven people hospitalized. ABC News reported that police in Arizona’s Yuma received information regarding an aggravated assault at around 11 pm on Saturday, that took place on South J Edward Drive. The town with a population of 97,000 is located 11 miles north of Mexico.
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Lieutenant Craig Johnson of Yuma Police Department told the media that the police found several people injured when they reached the address. However, it was yet unclear how many people were shot and how serious their injuries were. Johnson added that the police didn’t have a suspect in custody, but there was no wider threat to the public any more. The police are still trying to track the suspect.
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The incident comes after Mayor Douglas Nicholls on Saturday warned residents that the Border Control planned to release nearly 300 migrants who were yet to complete their full processing. He had further asked the public to keep calm, adding that migrants entering the city had no criminal record. It is unclear if the shooting has a link with the migrant crossings.
“These are people that have been vetted to at least to the point where Border Patrol has issued them notice to appear papers wherever they end up living in the country. They are to follow up through the judicial process. Unfortunately, that process is years three to seven years to get through that whole process,” he added.
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On Friday, three white buses with 141 migrants on board were seen driving into the Yuma Public Safety Training Facility near the airport and discharging the passengers close to a holding area. The migrants were expected to be taken to Phoenix by bus eventually.
The release of migrants coincided with the end of Title 42, and the lifting of a restriction, designed during Donald Trump’s tenure as President, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
