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Court stays out of case of deadly shooting by U.S. agent across border
A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely slams the door on the ability of the family of a teen killed by a Border Patrol agent in Nogales to sue him and, by extension, the federal government.
U.S. Supreme Court to decide on border shooting case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Border Patrol agents can be sued by the survivors of those who they shoot and kill on the other side of the border.
Government drops homicide case against border patrol agent
The federal government has given up on its last chance of trying to convict a Border Patrol agent for the 2012 shooting and killing a teen by firing through the border fence.
Family of boy slain in Mexico can sue Border Patrol
A federal appeals court this morning ruled the mother of a teen shot by a Border Patrol agent through the fence has a legal right to sue him and the federal government in U.S. courts for damages.
Attorney claims federal prosecutors withheld evidence in fatal border shooting
In new court filings, Sean Chapman says a Mexican doctor who had performed an autopsy on Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez told prosecutors in 2014 that the victim was killed by the first bullet which hit him in the head. Chapman said the other shots he admitted that Lonnie Swartz fired in the 2012 incident came later.
U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on border shooting
A new ruling Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court could prove good news for the mother of a Mexican teen hoping to sue the Border Patrol agent who shot her son.
Border shooting attorney tries to stop expert’s opinion
The attorney for the Border Patrol agent who killed a teen in 2012 wants to block jurors from hearing a prosecution witness testify that the shooting was unjustified.
Drug smuggler accusations rise in border shooting case
The attorney for a Border Patrol agent who shot a teen through the fence is claiming the victim was involved in drug smuggling.
Border shooting trial set
Lonnie Swartz will go on trial in federal court on Oct. 12 for shooting and killing a teen across the border in Mexico.
