Reuters: U.S. Border Patrol agent shoots dead Mexican migrant

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U.S. Border Patrol agent shoots dead Mexican migrant

Sat Jan 13, 9:58 PM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 22-year-old Mexican
who was crossing illegally into the United States, U.S. police said on Saturday.

The agent shot Francisco Dominguez, who had crossed into Arizona with family members and
other migrants, while trying to take him into custody, Cochise County Sheriff's Office
spokesman Carol Capas said.

She declined to give further details, including why the shooting occurred, because of an
ongoing investigation. A spokesman at a U.S. Border Patrol office in Tucson, Arizona, could
not be reached for comment.

Mexico's Foreign Ministry said it instructed the Mexican Embassy in Washington to investigate
the shooting of Dominguez, who came from the state of Puebla.

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