A Mexican citizen was fatally shot by the U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday afternoon at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station, officials said.
on Tuesday afternoon at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station, officials said.
The Mexican Consulate in El Paso confirmed the man was a Mexican citizen and that he was being processed at the station when criminal charges against him were discovered. A statement from Border Patrol said agents at the station were"involved in a shooting incident" and"one person in custody was shot and transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment."
A shooting was reported at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station in far East El Paso on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.according to the Southern Border Communities CoalitionDetention Watch Network, a group advocating to end immigration detention in the U.S., said in a statement to USA TODAY that the immigration enforcement system is"plagued by inhumane conditions" and lacks accountability.
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