$25K reward offered to find armed robbers who wounded hiker near border

Dante Ulanday - News Moderator Dante Ulanday - News Moderator
Sep 26, 2025 - 21:01
$25K reward offered to find armed robbers who wounded hiker near border
A poster that reads "seeking information" with two photos displaying small figures trying to navigate steep and rugged terrain where an armed robbery took place.
A poster that reads "seeking information" with two photos displaying small figures trying to navigate steep and rugged terrain where an armed robbery took place.
Images on the poster released by authorities regarding the Jan. 22 robbery near the border. (Image courtesy of the FBI)

The FBI announced a $25,000 reward Friday for information leading to the capture of two gunmen who robbed four hikers earlier this year near the U.S.- Mexico border.

The armed robbery happened just after 10:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at an unspecified location approximately 1,000 feet from the border, according to the FBI’s San Diego field office.

The gunmen shot in the hikers’ direction, wounding one of them. After the gunfire, the suspects approached the hikers and took their valuables at gunpoint.

The assailants, who were last seen heading southwest towards the border, were described only as Hispanic males.

Anyone with information regarding the armed robbery was asked to contact their local FBI field office, nearest U.S. embassy or submit tips online.

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