# Mexico seeks evidence of border shooting that prompted US troop deployment

https://mins.news/en/item/86953

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 19:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/mexico-seeks-evidence-of-border-shooting-that-prompted-us-troop-deployment?traffic_source=rss

> Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is asking the United States for evidence of an alleged cross-border shooting targeting US security personnel. She says Mexican forces detected no gunfire from Mexico toward the US and has voiced concern that US officials are overstepping security-cooperation norms. About 500 US troops and additional equipment were sent to the border, alongside a Mexican deployment.

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