MEXICO CITY – In a virtual press call from Mexico City Thursday, Gov. Eric Holcomb talked about the state’s economic development in the final months of his administration and about reports of an Indiana National Guard member involved in a border shooting on Sunday.
After visiting Brazil earlier this week, Holcomb is in Mexico on an economic development trip. It is his first trip to the two countries as governor. Over two dozen Brazilian and Mexican companies have a presence in Indiana but Holcomb hinted there could be more soon.
He said, “We’ve made some progress on some projects that we’ve been working on while we were at home but we’ve made more progress here. Details are yet to be shared but I’m growing in confidence that they will be realized. And we have some new prospects.” Holcomb continued, “Obviously this trip was centered on ag and ag bioscience… over 1,000 international companies are growing roots in Indiana. We want that number to grow.”
As to the guard shooting, he said, “This incident shows just how dangerous the mission can be. It highlights that criminals are attempting to enter our country illegally. The investigation is still ongoing but they’re willing to murder in doing so,” Holcomb continued. “I have full faith in our military justice system and process to investigate and get all the details in the case nailed down.”
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