FBI Investigates Fatal Shooting of Native Man by Border Patrol in Arizona
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The FBI and federal border officials are investigating the fatal shooting of a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation by U.S. border agents on the reservation in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. The shooting occurred after the man called the authorities because multiple migrants had trespassed into his yard. The killing comes as the United States has been bracing for an increase in asylum seekers crossing the southern border. The Tohono O’odham Nation occupies nearly 3 million acres in southwestern Arizona and includes about 28,000 members.
- Investigation: U.S. Border Agents Fatally Shoot Tribe Member in Arizona The New York Times
- Border Patrol agents fatally shoot tribal member in Arizona NBC News
- Arizona border patrol agents shoot tribal member; FBI investigating USA TODAY
- FBI, tribe's police investigating fatal shooting of tribal member by US Border Patrol agents WDRB
- FBI investigating shooting death of Native man by border patrol in Arizona The Guardian US
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