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February 19, 2014

U.S. Border Agent Kills Man Who Threw Rock Near San Diego 
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man near San Diego,
California, Tuesday after the agent was hit in the face with a rock.
Officials said the agent was pursuing a group of people suspected of
crossing the border from Mexico. When a man threw a rock at him, the
agent opened fire and killed him. The agent suffered minor injuries and
declined hospital care. A September report released by the Department of
Homeland Security's inspector general showed U.S. border agents have
been involved in 20 fatalities since 2010, eight of which —–
that's nearly half –— involved rock throwing. An uncensored copy
of the report obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting showed
it featured a recommendation from a think tank that agents use restraint
when dealing with rock throwers. But in the copy that was publicly
released that recommendation was blacked out.

 

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