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 News from Around the Americas | August 2006 
Authorities Investigate Shooting of Mexican Man at Border
 Associated Press
| | Trainee Eleazar Velazquez (foreground) takes part in his first day on the firing range with other members of Class 628 at the U.S. Border Patrol Training Academy in Artesia, New Mexico. Elite U.S. Border Patrol units armed with assault rifles and stun grenades may be set to play a more prominent role as authorities gain greater control over the porous border with Mexico, border police say. (Reuters/Jeff Topping) |
Yuma, Ariz. - Federal authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a Mexican man who allegedly threw rocks at Border Patrol agents from the Mexican side of the border.
The Mexican government says the man was shot Saturday night while crossing the border and crossed back into Mexico before dying.
A Border Patrol spokesman says the man was among several people who lifted themselves above a corrugated metal fence, threw rocks at agents and ducked back down.
The feds say a preliminary examination suggests the agent was justified in protecting himself and his colleagues from their attackers.
Mexican officials have sent formal petitions to the Border Patrol and FBI, demanding a full investigation of the case and "if necessary, full punishment for those responsible." |
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