Most likely these were local juveniles.
They were throwing rocks, and the ‘pointed’ a gun at the BP Agents.
Had these been terrorists or cartel gang members, there would just have been some dead agents.
“Had these been terrorists or cartel gang members, there would just have been some dead agents.”
Yeah,,,cause terrorists and cartel men are 10 feet tall, they can see in the dark and never miss, they can throw knives like the guy at the circus. They could all fight like Bruce Lee, and run up walls like jackie Chan.
Hate to rain on your parade, but the average USBP man out on posts like that, is far better trained than any cartel guy. Most are former military, many have served in the islamic wars. Cartels ride a wave of notoriety by virtue of their willingness to murder unarmed people, and to use extortion. But please show us evidence of their profound systemic military prowess. When the Mexican Marines attack them in their headquarters,, they have lost every single battle,,hard. 90% of the cartel men are bucolic goobers, empowered and well paid to kill sadistically. But they are usually quickly gunned down when they confront trained people.