Shaeed Woodard - 33-Year-Old Lake City Native Is Kidnapped In Mexico

July 2024 · 3 minute read

The FBI, federal partners, and local law enforcement recognized the four Americans, including Shaed Woodard, were kidnapped in Mexico on Friday.

Latavia “Tay” McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown, and Eric James Williams are the four Americans. According to her mother, McGee, her cousin Woodard, and their friends Brown and Williams were victims in Matamoros.

According to sources familiar with the Mexican investigation, Williams’ North Carolina driver’s license was also found.

Barbara Burgess, 54, the mother of McGee, told ABC News that her daughter traveled to Mexico from South Carolina for cosmetic surgery despite her advice not to go.

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How Is Shaeed Woodard Kidnapped?

According to family members, the four Americans attacked and kidnapped by armed men in Mexico on Friday had crossed the border for cosmetic surgery.

Latavia “Tay” McGee, Zindell Brown, Shaeed Woodard, and Eric James Williams have been called the victims by relatives.

The sister of Zindell Brown, Zalandria Brown, revealed to the Associated Press that her brother had been traveling with one of the other victims as she underwent abdominal surgery in Mexico.

She claimed that despite her advice not to attend, McGee had convinced her that she would be okay.

The FBI is offering a reward of $50,000 for the safe return of the Americans and the capture of their captors.

What happened on that day?

According to Burgess, on Friday, the scheduled appointment day, McGee called to say she was 15 minutes from the doctor’s office.

Burgess states that she called McGee after that day but never got a response. “Her phone just started going to voicemail,” she said.

An FBI agent visited Burgess on Friday morning to inquire if she knew the driver, Williams, who has been identified.

She told the FBI investigator that Williams was the companion her daughter and nephew had been traveling with to Mexico.

how is the case of this missing going on?

According to López Obrador, “the entire” Mexican government was working on the undertaking.

On Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is “informed and has been told” about the four missing Americans.

According to the White House, the State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and Mexican officials collaborate on the issue.

In an on-camera news briefing on Monday, State Department spokesman Ned Price stated that the organization is “closely following” the situation but had little to add.

According to a statement by the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, several U.S. law enforcement agents are working with Mexican authorities at all levels of government “to ensure the safe return” of the four American hostages.

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