Few
details including the deceased man's identity and the motive for
the kidnapping were released. A spokesperson for the Houston
bureau of the FBI was not immediately available for comment.
The victim was abducted from his home Wednesday in Conroe,
Texas, a suburb 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston, the paper
reported. He was held in a home in the city's Trinity Gardens
neighborhood, media reports said.
The Chronicle reported that the man's brother was called on the
phone by someone claiming to be with a cartel and asked to pay a
ransom, and the police and FBI were alerted.
FBI spokeswoman Christina Garza said that an agent shot the man
shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday and the man later died at the
hospital, The Dallas Morning News reported. Garza gave few other
details at an afternoon press conference citing an ongoing
investigation.
Two men and one woman were arrested on felony kidnapping and
other charges and the investigation is ongoing. The FBI agent
who shot the man was placed on administrative leave, Garza said
at a press conference, media reports say.
(Refiles to make clear the incident happened on Thursday.)
(Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg)
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