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Jose Alejandro Ortiz Castillo
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Gender
Male
Age
23 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/08/2007
Location
1199 block S Kansas St El Paso TX 79901 El Paso
Cause of Death
Deadly force
An agent confronted Castillo, a drug and human smuggler, as he helped two men and a woman across the border. When the agent arrested the woman, Castillo picked up a rock. The agent shot him. Castillo fled, then died near the Rio Grande. It was the agent's first fatal shooting.
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Alleged Responsible Party
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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