Border Patrol aid gunshot victim and other injured undocumented immigrants
Border Patrol agents aided nearly 30 undocumented immigrants who required medical treatment and are in custody over the weekend.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Friday, an 11-year-old Guatemalan boy was traveling with his father and informed medical staff at the Yuma Central Processing Center (CPC) that he had an open flesh wound on his right ankle. The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was diagnosed with cellulitis and given medication.
Later that day, a 21-year-old Mexican national told CPC agents he suffered a gunshot wound to his right foot two weeks ago in Mexico. The man told agents that he and his friend had been drinking and using narcotics when they got into an argument. His friend then pulled out a firearm and shot the man in the foot. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
On Saturday, a 53-year-old Mexican national requested medical treatment from CPC agents. He was transported to a local hospital where methamphetamine was discovered in his system. CBP officials said the man had allegedly suffered a heart attack sometime in the previous 24 hours in Mexico.
Later that day, CPC medical staff told agents that a two-year-old, accompanied by her mother, had a possible fracture to her left arm. The mother was questioned and revealed that the girl had fallen out of a moving vehicle in Mexico. She added that this happened eight days before entering the United States illegally. The girl was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
On Sunday, a 17-year-old juvenile informed CPC agents and medical staff that he had been sexually assaulted after entering Mexico from Guatemala. The teen had paperwork from the Mexican government that documented the assault which took place on November 3, 2018. He was also transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
