After two weeks of speculation and investigation, it is still unclear why Mexican federal police officers opened fire on two alleged CIA agents inside a U.S. embassy vehicle in the state of Morelos last month.
The 12 policemen allegedly responsible for the attack on Friday, August 24 have been arrested and can be held for up to 40 days of questioning under Mexican law, while the two American victims – identified as CIA operatives by the New York Times and several Mexican media outlets – have returned to the United States.
They were named last week by Noticias MVS as Jess Hoods Garner and Stan Dove Boss, retired military officials who now work as private contractors providing training in countries with high levels of violence, such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
The U.S. government has not confirmed their identities, nor whether they were working for the CIA. On the night of the attack the U.S. embassy in Mexico issued a short statement acknowledging the day’s events, but there has been no official comment from Washington on the case.
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