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Roberto Chavez-Resendiz
United States · Aged 22 · Died 03/05/2001
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Undocumented immigrant Roberto Chavez-Recendiz, of Hidalgo, Mexico, was fatally shot while Rivera was arresting him along with his brother and brother-in-law for allegedly being in the United States without proper documentation. The shooting was "possibly the result of what is called a 'sympathetic grip,' where one hand reacts to the force being used by the other," Chief Criminal Deputy County Attorney Rick Unklesbay wrote in a letter outlining his review of the shooting. The Border Patrol officer had his pistol in his hand as he took the suspects into custody. He claimed the gun fired accidentally.
Alleged responsible partyU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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