{"id":1224555,"date":"2022-01-19T13:37:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1224555"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:37:10","slug":"texas-army-national-guardsman-fires-upon-smugglers-vehicle-near-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-army-national-guardsman-fires-upon-smugglers-vehicle-near-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Army National Guardsman Fires Upon Smuggler\u2019s Vehicle near Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-army-national-guardsman-fires-upon-smugglers-vehicle-near-border%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1224555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Texas-National-Guard-at-Border-in-Los-Ebanos-Texas-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A Texas Army National Guardsman fired upon a human smuggler\u2019s vehicle with his M-4 rifle after the suspect reportedly accelerated toward a fellow soldier. The Chrysler 300 was observed picking up six migrants south of Laredo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/01\/18\/texas-guardsman-shoots-suspected-smuggling-vehicle-near-border\/\">report<\/a> in <em>Army Times<\/em>, the soldiers involved in the incident were deployed in support of Operation Lone Star. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2021\/11\/18\/exclusive-video-texas-army-national-guard-preps-for-migrant-caravan-with-riot-drills-near-border\/\">operation<\/a> began in March 2021 and involves Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol troopers and Texas Army National Guard soldiers to stem the flow of migrants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to an report obtained by <em>Army Times,<\/em> the soldiers were assisting Border Patrol with a smuggling incident involving a Chrysler 300. The soldiers were in a \u201cnon-tactical\u201d vehicle at the intersection of Rosemary and Nogal Lanes south of Laredo, according to the report.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The driver \u201cput the vehicle in reverse and then into drive\u201d before accelerating in the direction of one of the two soldiers. One fired his weapon six times at the vehicle to prevent it from striking the other soldier. The rounds struck the vehicle in the radiator and hood.<\/p>\n<p>A law enforcement official told <em>Army Times<\/em> the suspect appeared to be a U.S. citizen and did not manage to travel \u201cfar down the road\u201d before abandoning the vehicle to escape. The driver was arrested shortly after and will likely face charges of aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p>A Texas Ranger said the soldier \u201cwas justified in his decision to fire at the vehicle\u201d during an initial investigation, according to the reports.<\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation by the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/randy-clark\/\"><em> Randy Clark<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol.&nbsp; Prior to his retirement, he served as the Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol Stations within the Del Rio, Texas, Sector. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas Army National Guardsman fired upon a human smuggler\u2019s vehicle with his M-4 rifle after the suspect reportedly accelerated toward a fellow soldier. 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