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Juan de Jesus Rivera Cota
United States · Aged 16 · Died 05/11/2005
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Charles Griffin of the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector said the agent was standing outside his other "when the driver of an illegal alien load attempted to assault him with his other. The agent feared for his life, discharged his weapon and fatally wounded the driver." Cota was an undocumented immigrant.
Alleged responsible partyU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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