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Maria Isabel Garcia
United States · Aged 57 · Died 01/26/2016
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Off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent Juan Hernandez, 44, was sitting in his other on Camelia Street with his unnamed girlfriend when the woman's ex-boyfriend, identified as 21-year-old Jesse Garcia drove up, police said. Garcia approached the driver's side of the agen's car and allegedly pointed a pistol at Hernandez. The two men reportedly struggled with the gun and Hernandez was shot in the leg. Garcia fled and was discovered a short time later at his family home. When deputies and police approached Garcia opened fire. He said officers returned fire. Garcia was struck in the leg, arm and torso. During the gunbattle Garcia's mother, 57-year-old Maria Isabel Garcia, came out of her house and was shot in the back and killed.
Alleged responsible partyBrownsville Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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