A U.S. Marine Corps veteran was shot lifeless by cartel-hired gunmen in northern Mexico.
Nicholas Quets of Arizona was shot to loss of life on October 18 close to a fuel station within the border state of Sonora, Mexico.
CBS reported that Quets was touring to the seaside resort of Puerto Peñasco on the time of his assault.
Mexican authorities consider his automobile might have handed a cartel checkpoint shortly earlier than being shot to loss of life.
Two of the alleged gunmen had been later killed in a shootout with authorities within the city of Altar.
His title and story have to be recognized.
Marine Nicholas Quets, a real American hero, was killed by Mexican drug cartel gunmen.
Politicians didn’t even hassle to contact his household—besides two.@realdonaldtrump @jdvance pic.twitter.com/3I19zz6aPV
— Breitbart Information (@BreitbartNews) October 30, 2024
Per CBS:
Gunmen apparently working for a drug cartel killed an American in Mexico, and one of many alleged killers was a deserter from Honduras’ presidential guard unit, authorities in northern Mexico mentioned.
Arizona resident Nicholas Quets was shot to loss of life on Oct. 18 close to a fuel station between the cities of Altar and Caborca, within the border state of Sonora. Native media reported that Quets was touring to the seaside resort of Puerto Peñasco, also called Rocky Level, on the time of the assault. His automobile might have handed a cartel roadway checkpoint simply earlier than the killing, native media reported.
Quets’ household instructed CBS affiliate KOLD-TV he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
“The distinctive factor about him is that he was a protector, and he wouldn’t even damage a flea that may trigger hurt to another person,” his father Doug instructed the station. “Due to that attribute, he had a large, huge circle of buddies.”
Mexican authorities launched a video of the alleged gunmen.
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Presenta FGJES avances en investigación de crimen de ciudadano estadounidense en carretera Altar – Pitiquito
Altar, Sonora; 29 de octubre de 2024.- La Fiscalía Normal de Justicia del Estado de Sonora (FGJES) en coordinación con el Ejército Mexicano efectúa diversas… pic.twitter.com/sXm5knNXQJ
— Fiscalía de Sonora (@fgjesonora) October 30, 2024
Mexican prosecutors have arrested two extra suspected believed to be related to Quets’ homicide.
Gunmen apparently working for a drug cartel killed a U.S. Marine Corps veteran in Mexico, and one of many alleged killers was a deserter from Honduras’ presidential guard unit, authorities in northern Mexico mentioned. https://t.co/NYkFZu405Z
— CBS Information (@CBSNews) October 30, 2024
One of many suspects was recognized as a “Delta” gang member of the Chapitos, which is a faction of the Sinaloa cartel.
Based on the Washington Examiner, former President Donald Trump and his operating mate, Senator JD Vance, met with Quets’ household earlier this month.
The information outlet reported:
The household of Nicholas Douglas Quets, a Marine veteran killed by a suspected Mexican cartel member final weekend, mentioned they had been shocked by the priority and deep assist that former President Donald Trump and his operating mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), have expressed to them in non-public conferences.
The daddy and brother-in-law of Quets spoke with the Washington Examiner on Friday about separate encounters they’d with Trump and Vance in Arizona this week, simply days after studying that Nicholas, a 31-year-old Pima County resident, was fatally shot after being ambushed by one other automobile whereas driving in northern Mexico final Friday.
The daddy, retired Military Lt. Col. Warren Douglas Quets, admitted that he was initially uncertain about what to anticipate from Trump previous to their assembly Thursday however had hoped for the perfect.
“I didn’t know what to anticipate as a result of he’s a TV star, billionaire, populist,” mentioned Quets. “He checked out me, appeared on the image of Nick. He had a tear in his eye, and mentioned, ‘Inform me what occurred.’ And he was truly offended as we instructed him the story. … He mentioned, ‘Inform me what I can do for you and your loved ones.’”
Quets mentioned the dialog, which lasted 10 to fifteen minutes whereas Trump campaigned in Tempe, Arizona, made him really feel “like I’d know [Trump] eternally.”
“I can inform you, at the very least I do know, if I do know nothing else, each Trump and Vance care about us,” mentioned Quets, who spoke with the Washington Examiner in a cellphone name whereas holding his son’s ashes in his lap Friday morning.
However absent communication from the Biden-Harris administration, the household mentioned it could put stress on Mexico and america within the meantime till January, once they hoped Trump can be sworn into workplace.
