Tijuana, September 15.- A shooting occurred at the border wall, leaving three people injured east of Otay Mesa . It is unknown if the victims are migrants or human traffickers, according to the San Diego Border Patrol.
According to the Border Patrol, the location where the shooting occurred, near the Tijuana-Tecate toll booth on the Mexican side, is a territory contested by criminal organizations such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel, who are fighting over the border wall area to collect fees and traffic migrants to the.
The injured people ran through the mountainous area and were intercepted by members of the United States Customs and Border Protection Office , who did not provide information on the case because it is still pending.
Migrants have reported that, in that area, criminal groups charge "piso" (a fee) to illegally cross into the United States through the East Otay Mesa wall.
