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American accused in Mexico consular shooting deported to US

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AFP Mexico City
Last Updated : Jan 10 2017 | 2:07 PM IST
An American held in the shooting last week of a US consular official in Mexico's western city of Guadalajara was deported to the United States, authorities here said.
The consular official was shot and wounded Friday in a brazen attack by a man wearing a black wig and a blue nurse's uniform outside a shopping centre garage in Mexico's second biggest city.
Officials have not indicated the possible motive nor revealed the identities of the victim or the suspect.
A US government official told AFP the victim was a vice consul at the consulate in Guadalajara. Mexican authorities said he handled interviews of visa applicants.
Prosecutors said in a brief statement that although the suspect was being sent to the US, Mexican authorities would continue their probe into the crime.

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First Published: Jan 10 2017 | 2:07 PM IST

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