Border agent kills man west of Douglas

A.J. FLICK

Published: 01.13.2007

A Border Patrol agent was involved in a scuffle with a man believed to be an illegal immigrant and fatally shot him, an official said.

The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. Friday west of Douglas, said Rob Daniels, the spokesman for the patrol's Tucson sector.

The agent, who was not identified, was taking seven suspected illegal immigrants into custody when he shot the man, Daniels said.

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Agent feared for life before fatal shooting

By Brady McCombs

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Officials still aren't saying if a suspected illegal entrant shot and killed Friday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent had a weapon.

The details surrounding a fight between the man who was killed, Francisco Javier Dominguez-Rivera, 22, of Puebla, Mexico, and the Border Patrol agent remained hazy Saturday as officials were tight-lipped about the investigation.

"The agent thought his life was in danger," said Jesús Rodriguez, a Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman.

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From MSNBC:

Border agent shoots dead a Mexican migrant