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Jose Alejandro Ortiz Castillo
United States · Aged 23 · Died 08/08/2007
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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.
Alleged responsible partyU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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