Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Border Patrol union: Probe into fatal shooting being mishandled

Feb 7, 3:06 AM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A probe into last month's fatal shooting of a Mexican man by a Border Patrol agent near Douglas has been mishandled, according to the agency's union.

Two agents working at the Naco processing center on the night of the incident wrote memos to Tucson Sector Chief Michael Nicley alleging that the Mexican Consulate was allowed to interview some of the six witnesses before U.S. investigators.

Union officials said that would be a breach of protocol and would put the legitimacy of those witnesses' statements in doubt.

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