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Title: Mexico Anger High As US Border Patrol Kills Teen
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Associated Press
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Published: Jun 9, 2010
Author: Olivia Torres and Christopher Sherman
Post Date: 2010-06-09 15:43:05 by LACUMO
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Mexico anger high as US Border Patrol kills teen By OLIVIA TORRES and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press Writers The Associated Press Wednesday, June 9, 2010 6:29 AM EDT CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexicans are seething over the second death of a countryman at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents in two weeks, an incident near downtown El Paso that is threatening to escalate tensions over migrant issues. U.S. authorities said Tuesday a Border Patrol agent was defending himself and colleagues when he fatally shot the 15-year-old as officers came under a barrage of big stones while trying to detain illegal immigrants on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande. About 30 relatives and friends gathered late Tuesday to mourn Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka, whose shooting Monday evening came along the border with Texas. He died on the Mexican side of the river. "Damn them! Damn them!" sobbed Rosario Hernandez, sister of the dead teenager, at a wake in the family's two-room adobe house on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez. Preliminary reports on the incident indicated that U.S. officers on bicycle patrol "were assaulted with rocks by an unknown number of people," Border Patrol Special Operations Supervisor Ramiro Cordero said Tuesday. "During the assault at least one agent discharged his firearm," he said. "The agent is currently on administrative leave. A thorough, multi-agency investigation is currently ongoing." The shooting happened beneath a railroad bridge linking the two nations, and late Tuesday night a banner appeared on the bridge that said in English: "U.S. Border Patrol we worry about the violence in Mex and murders and now you. Viva Mexico!" Less than two weeks ago, Mexican migrant Anastasio Hernandez, 32, died after a Customs and Border Protection officer shocked him with a stun gun at the San Ysidro border crossing that separates San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. The San Diego medical examiner's office ruled that death a homicide. Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Tuesday that his government "will use all resources available to protect the rights of Mexican migrants." The government "reiterates its rejection to the disproportionate use of force on the part on U.S. authorities on the border with Mexico," the president added in a statement. ********************************************************************** If this happened more often maybe those illegal wetbacks would stay the hell at home. The agent was put on administrative leave. He should be given two guns, a raise, and put back on the border immediately.
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