Federal officials say a man was fatally shot by a border patrol marksman March 3 in San Diego County because he was threatening migrants with a gun.
A man fatally shot by a border patrol marksman earlier this month near the California-Mexico border was gunned down because he was threatening migrants with a firearm, federal officials said. The U.S Customs and Border Protection recently released new details about the March 3 shooting, which killed a 32-year-old Mexican citizen not far from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry border checkpoint. The man has not been publicly identified.
Investigators said they recovered a handgun near the man who was killed. A border patrol union leader had previously described the incident as a 'gun battle,' but federal officials said only one shot was fired. Investigators also interviewed other witnesses, whose recall of the event matched that of border agents, the statement said. The witnesses said the armed man, who was with at least three others, had demanded money from the migrants.
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