One dead in Reynosa shootout; bodies found in cities across from Starr County

REYNOSA — One man was killed in a shootout among civilians on the city's west side Wednesday morning, officials said.

The shootout between civilians left one man dead, Tamaulipas state officials said. Federal police continue to investigate the incident.

Reynosa city officials first reported the incident in the Casa Bella neighborhood about 10 a.m. Wednesday. An update posted about 1:20 p.m. said the incident in the Casa Bella neighborhood had ended.

City officials warned people via Twitter to avoid the area during the shootout.

Wednesday's incident comes after other deadly incidents reported in Tamaulipas border cities this week.

Tamaulipas state officials reported via its Web site that a man and a woman were found dead Tuesday morning in downtown Ciudad Mier, across the border from the Starr-Zapata county line. No further information was available about the incident.

In Reynosa, state officials said civilians engaged in a battle with federal authorities in the Laguna neighborhood of Reynosa, near Avenida Álvaro Obregón. One woman was injured during the firefight.

On Monday, a man was found dead in the Guardados de Arriba neighborhood of Miguel Alemán, across the border from Roma. The man had been shot several times and was found in the bed of a pickup truck, state officials said.

Also on Monday, state officials reported that a man was found dead in Camargo, across the border from Rio Grande City. The man, who was about 20 years old, had several gunshot wounds on his body and was found near an abandoned truck.