[NYPOST] The two Americans who were found dead in Mexico after being kidnapped at gunpoint during a terrifying shootout between rival cartel gangs have been identified as Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown.A US official familiar investigation confirmed the identities to CNN
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Tuesday.
Woodward and Brown had traveled from South Carolina to Mexico with pals Latavia "Tay" McGee and Eric James so McGee could undergo a tummy tuck procedure, relatives said Monday.
Shortly after the foursome crossed the border Friday into the crime-ridden city of Matamoros, located in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, they became caught in the crosshairs of a
Harrowing video of the shootout shows the moment the group was forced into the back of a pickup truck in broad daylight after being shot at.
McGee and James survived the attack and were rushed Tuesday to Brownsville, Texas in a convoy of ambulances and SUVs escorted by Mexican military Humvees and National Guard trucks with mounted .50-caliber machine guns.
Police said one of the two survivors was severely injured, but didn’t specify whom.
McGee’s mother said that her daughter was supposed to get her operation on the day of the kidnapping.
After being kidnapped, the foursome was "placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene by gunnies." the FBI
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one individual was in jug on Tuesday.