"There's no border crisis," they tell us.

"The border is safe and secure," they tell us.

Meanwhile, at the border:

That seems pretty indicative of, you know, a crisis of some kind.

Local authorities have confirmed that the shootout was both cartel-related and deadly:

A Wednesday shootout between cartel members and Mexican armed forces left four people dead on the Mexican side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, according to Hidalgo Police Chief Romero Rodriguez. ...

The shootout happened at around 1:30 p.m. as cartel members attempted to get away from the Mexican armed forces west of the bridge in Reynosa, Rodriguez said.

Here are photos of the aftermath:

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One of our NTB writers lives 40 minutes away from where this is happening.

Now imagine it within 40 minutes of your house, because wherever you live in America, that's what about to happen next.