Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border by MARÍA VERZA, Updated: March 30, 2021 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of the soldiers shot and killed a Guatemalan citizen at a checkpoint. Mexican Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Tuesday the events stemmed from “an erroneous reaction on the part of military personnel” who fired on a vehicle reversing away from a checkpoint on Monday. The soldiers, three vehicles and 17 guns were released after Mexican officials agreed to economic reparations and legal proceedings against those responsible.