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Investigators continue to search for a suspected gang member who killed a man and a pony and left another man in critical condition Monday night. A 25-year-old man who witnessed the gang-related shooting in the “Little Mexico” area spoke to a Monitor reporter Tuesday morning. The witness, who declined to reveal his identity, said he was talking with his neighbor Esteban Rangel, 29, outside Rangel’s home about 9:30 p.m. Monday, when a Ford Ranger pulled into the home’s gated entrance. The witness stayed behind while Rangel and two of his friends walked up to the driver, he said. Both parties...

ALAMO - A Donna ISD police unit escorted a school bus, as it made stops in Little Mexico. The neighborhood was the scene of a drive-by shooting early this morning. Sheriff's deputies say a juvenile drove by and shot at a group of students waiting at a school bus stop. Two students were hit. One was shot in the abdomen. Witnesses say a bullet grazed another teen's hip. Both students are expected to be OK. Deputies arrested the suspected gunman and a passenger that was in the vehicle. The Hidalgo County sheriff says the shooting was gang-related. CHANNEL 5 NEWS...