Bullet fired from Mexico kills Texas man jogging on Rio Grande levee, cops say

Investigators have determined that the bullet that killed a man jogging along the Rio Grande in Texas was fired from Mexico, The Brownsville Herald reported.

On June 18, Miguel Angel Valdez Hernandez, 57, was taking a jog on the river levee when he was struck in the “waist area” by a bullet, The Monitor reported.

A farmer found Hernandez’s body at about the same time he saw “a small, white, extended cab truck,” KGBT reported.

Cameron County Chief Deputy Gus Reyna said “several people” were in the back of the truck, The Monitor reported.

The truck was on the other side of the border in Mexico and police are asking for help in identifying the people in the truck’s bed, The Brownsville Herald reported.

Reyna said Hernandez lived nearby and often jogged along the levee, KRGV reported.

“He would jog almost twice a day. He was very into health and fitness,” Reyna said, according to the TV station.

This story was originally published July 1, 2019 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Bullet fired from Mexico kills Texas man jogging on Rio Grande levee, cops say."