An indictment was unveiled detailing the federal charges against Jose Guadalupe Vazquez-Delgado, a 36-year-old man from Mexico, for his involvement in a shooting incident in Antioch, Tennessee. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, Vazquez-Delgado is being charged with possession of ammunition by an illegal alien and unlawful reentry into the United States.
The court documents reveal that, after a heated argument and a string of gunshots, a victim was critically wounded and later sent to the hospital for emergency surgery. Acting in the presence of the man's seven-year-old daughter, Vazquez-Delgado reportedly fled, leaving behind a scene marked by 14 shell casings, his vehicle, a Mexican passport, and various personal items. Before this tragic event, Vazquez had been deported to Mexico by immigration officials on at least two prior occasions.
According to details provided by authorities, the crime occurred within the confines of a local residence where Vazquez had been drinking heavily prior to the altercation. Following the indictment, Robert E. McGuire, Acting U.S. Attorney, underscored the potential consequences should Vazquez-Delgado be convicted, noting that he could face up to fifteen years for the firearms offense and an additional two years for his immigration violation.
Joseph E. Carrico, the FBI Nashville Field Office Special Agent in Charge, emphasized the cooperative nature of the operation, stating, "Operations like this underscore the FBI's commitment to working with our partners to keep dangerous people and weapons from infecting our communities." Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ahmed A. Safeeullah and Joshua Kurtzman are leading the prosecution in this case.
