Texas Public Safety Department Lt. Chris Olivarez breaks down the shooting between suspected Mexican cartel members and Border Patrol agents on ‘America’s Newsroom.’

Border Patrol agents were reportedly shot at by suspected cartel gunmen attempting to transport illegal migrants across the US-Mexican border.

On Monday, Texas DPS Lieutenant Olivarez confirmed that shots were fired from inside Mexico toward a group of Border Patrol agents on Fronton Island. According to a CBP statement, at approximately 1:29 p.m., border patrol agents reported shots fired in Fronton, Texas.