FBI investigating shooting death of Native man by border patrol in Arizona
by The Associated Press and Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6BTZY)
Raymond Mattia of the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona was shot by agents after calling them for assistance
The FBI and Tohono O'odham Nation police are investigating the fatal shooting of a tribal member by US border patrol agents in southern Arizona.
Federal Customs and Border Protection officials said agents from the Ajo border patrol station were involved" in a fatal shooting on the Tohono O'odham reservation near Ajo at about 10pm on Thursday. They haven't released any additional information other than to say the encounter was under review by Customs and Border Protection's office of professional responsibility, which investigates fatal shootings carried out by agents, among other cases.
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