 Nicholas Quets
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Prosecutors in the northern state of Sonora said late Tuesday the Honduran suspect and a companion had been “neutralized” in the town of Altar after they opened fire on security forces. Neutralized is a term used in Mexican law enforcement to mean killed.
The prosecutor’s office released video of the suspects on social media.
Prosecutors said the Honduran suspect — who, like the others, was not identified by his full name — had an outstanding warrant for desertion from Honduras’ presidential honor guard. Drug cartels in Mexico often recruit former military members from Central and South America. He is being held in custody for investigation on weapons and drug charges.
Prosecutors said they had also arrested two other suspects in the killing of Quets. One was identified as a “Delta,” a gang that works for the Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Quets’ family told KOLD-TV they are heartbroken after losing their 31-year-old son, who went by Nick.
“With something I had to do, I would say, ‘Well, I’ll just wait until Nick gets here,'” his father Doug said. “Knowing Nick’s not going to be here to do that, is a void we’re going to have a hard time getting past.”
The family told KOLD-TV that Quets had deployed to countries around the world, including Australia and nations in Southeast Asia.
The family has set up a GoFundMe for a memorial scholarship to honor him.
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