U.S. Investigates Fatal Shooting of Tribe Member by Border Agents
The F.B.I. and federal border officials are investigating the fatal shooting last week 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, officials said.
Agents from the Ajo Station were involved in the shooting around 10 p.m. Thursday near Ajo, Ariz., according to Robert Daniels, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection. Days later, the authorities had released few details about the shooting on Monday.
The authorities did not name the man who was killed, but Ned Norris Jr., the chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation, identified him as Raymond Mattia, in a statement provided to The Associated Press. Mr. Norris and the Nation did not return calls and messages on Monday.
KVOA, an NBC affiliate in Tucson, quoted unnamed relatives who said Raymond Mattia had called the authorities because multiple migrants had trespassed into his yard. The New York Times could not independently confirm those accounts.
Source: The New York Times
