2 U.S. residents killed in armed attack on Mexican highway

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2 U.S. residents ******* in armed ******* on ******** highway

Two Arizona women were ******* when gunmen opened ***** on their vehicle in the northern ******** state of Sonora Friday morning, ******** authorities said.

The victims, ages 72 and 82 and originally from the Sonora city of Caborca, were found ***** in an overturned, bullet-ridden white Nissan Pathfinder at about 10:30 a.m. on the Sonoyta-Caborca highway, the Sonora attorney general’s office

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in a news release.

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******** authorities found an F-150 truck believed to be connected to the ******** of two Arizona women in the ******** state of Sonora on Aug. 23. Weapons and ammunition were found inside the vehicle, the authorities said. / Credit: Sonora Attorney General’s office

******** authorities conducted a search and located a vehicle believed to be linked to the suspects and described as a stolen Ford F150; it was found abandoned in the Sonora town of Quitovac. In the vehicle, the authorities found four firearms, dozens of cartridges of ammunition and bulletproof vests, the attorney general’s office said.

Officials did not immediately provide a motive for the *******, although Sonora has seen several incidents of cartel ********* in recent years.

A State Department spokesperson confirmed to CBS News the deaths of a lawful permanent resident and a U.S. citizen in Sonora, Mexico. The State Department said they are closely monitoring the situation.

In June 2023, a Ph.D. student from California

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, shot seven times, after going missing when he drove across the border to conduct horticulture research.

In March, Sonora prosecutors said

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near the town of Puerto Peñasco, on the Gulf of California. The victims were all men wearing military-style gear and had all been shot to ******.

Editors note: This story has been updated with information from the U.S. State Department reflecting the victims’ residence status

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