Fugitive American shoots, kills officer in elite 'Gringo Hunters' unit in Tijuana

California fugitive accused of killing police commander in Mexico

A convicted murderer who escaped custody from correction officers in California in December is now accused of killing a Mexican police commander.

A Mexican cop captured U.S. fugitives in Mexico. It cost her life.

Abigail Esparza Reyes, a member of an elite police unit known as “Gringo Hunters,” chased U.S. fugitives in Mexico. She was fatally shot this week.

'Gringo hunter' shot dead by US fugitive in Mexico

Mexican police commander Abigail Esparza Reyes was fatally shot while trying to track down a US fugitive in Tijuana, authorities say.

American kills Mexican police officer in Tijuana

A US citizen shot and killed a top state Mexican police officer in an elite unit known as “the Gringo Hunters,” which dedicates itself to arresting US suspects who are fugitives in Mexico. According to authorities, the unit was trying to arrest a suspect in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana when the man opened fire, hitting 33-year-old Abigail Esparza Reyes, the head of the unit in the northern border state of Baja California. Authorit…

Chief of elite police unit killed in hunt for California fugitive in Tijuana

The Tijuana chief of an elite state police unit that searches for U.S. fugitives in Mexico, nicknamed “The Gringo Hunters,” was killed in a shootout Wednesday while trying to arrest a prisoner who escaped from Central California. Abigail Esparza Reyes, 33, served as the head of the international liaison group in Tijuana for the Baja California State Citizen Security Force, or FESC, for the last eight years. The unit often works closely with coun…

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A convicted murderer on the run since his escape from custody in California last year is now wanted for killing a Mexican police commander in an elite unit known as “the Gringo Hunters” after a shootout with authorities this week. The unit was trying to arrest Cesar Hernandez, 34, who remains wanted in the U.S., in the border city of Tijuana when a shooting occurred. Mexican police commander Abigail Esparza Reyes, the head of the unit dedicated …