A group of migrants was trying to cross the Rio Grande when gunfire between cartel members and border patrol broke out

A group of suspected Mexican cartel members fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday afternoon as a group of migrants attempted to cross the Rio Grande. (CREDIT: Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez

Gunfire broke out near US-Mexico border, as suspected Mexican cartel members opened fire on US Border Patrol agents while attempting to smuggle migrants across the Rio Grande. The confrontation underscores the growing tensions at the Texas-Mexico border,