Authorities: Suspect Fatally Shot During Rescue of Migrants

Authorities: Suspect Fatally Shot During Rescue of Migrants
The FBI works on the scene of a shooting in north Houston on March 23, 2023. Ralph Green/Houston Chronicle via AP
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HOUSTON—A hostage rescue that left a suspect fatally shot Thursday in Houston began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county, according to a prosecutor.

The three migrants had been traveling in a vehicle on Interstate 10 in the southern part of Waller County on March 18 when they were stopped by kidnappers and forced into another vehicle, said Sean Whittmore, a prosecutor with the Waller County District Attorney’s Office.