U.S. missionary dies from gunshot after crossing to U.S. from Mexico

PHARR — A woman died after she suffered a gunshot wound to the head in Mexico earlier today.
The woman, identified as Nancy Davis, 59, was rushed to the hospital after she showed up at the Pharr point of entry with a gunshot wound late Wednesday morning.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers encountered Davis and her husband, Sam, both U.S. citizens.
Only Nancy Davis had suffered at least one gunshot wound to the head. She was transported to an area hospital via ambulance.
"She arrived at the Pharr point of entry and emergency procedures took over and she was removed by ambulance," said Felix Garza, a local U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman.
A source at the bridge said the woman arrived in a truck that had been "riddled with bullets" from an apparent attack in Mexico. The source confirmed the woman, in her late 50s, died from the gunshot wound.
Sources said the woman was in Reynosa doing missionary work. It remains unclear what led to the shooting, though it appears the truck had been shot from behind.
A tweet posted by the Beavertown God's Missionary Church in Beavertown, Pa., said Davis "has gone to heaven as a martyr."
"Missionary Nancy Davis has gone to Heaven as a martyr," the online post states. "This afternoon, after 38 years of missionary service she paid the ultimate sacrifice."


A telephone call to the church was not immediately returned.
Garza deferred further comment to Pharr Police Chief Ruben Villescas, who could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.
The bridge remained open during the incident.

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