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    3 In Custody In Border Agent's Death - July 28,2009 UPDATE

    Report: 3 In Custody In Connection To Border Agent's Death

    Trio Located At San Jose Hospital

    POSTED: 6:51 am PDT July 24, 2009
    UPDATED: 6:45 pm PDT July 24, 2009

    CAMPO, Calif. -- Three people were taken into custody Friday afternoon in San Jose in connection to the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent on Thursday in Campo, according to KPIX-TV in San Francisco.

    According to KPIX's report, two men and a woman at a O'Connor Hospital in San Jose were taken into custody by agents of the Department of Homeland Security.

    Authorities said they traced the cell phone of one of the trio, but their connection to the Campo shooting has not been disclosed.


    Border Patrol agent Robert Rosas Jr. of El Centro, a three-year member of the federal agency, was working with other agents to track suspected illegal immigrants or drug smugglers when the group being followed dispersed. The agents followed and began a chase. One agent was separated from the group and gunshots were heard, Border Patrol agent Daryl Reed said.

    A short time later, Rosas was found lying gravely injured on the ground, Reed said.

    He was apparently shot in the head and multiple other times in his body, authorities said.

    Four engines, paramedics and a medical helicopter were dispatched to the area, but Rosas was declared dead at the scene, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Nick Schuler said.

    The county medical examiner arrived on scene at 3:30 a.m. to retrieve the body of the slain agent, 10News photojournalist Rett Lawrence reported.

    At a briefing Friday afternoon, federal officials pledged to capture Rosas' killers and offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailants.

    "We're going to do everything within our (power) to bring these people to justice," said Rick Barlow, acting chief Border Patrol agent in the San Diego area.

    Keith Slotter, special agent in charge of the FBI's local office, told reporters it was unclear how many guilty parties there were in the slaying.

    Slotter also said he could not say if Rosas was able to return fire, though he said blood evidence at the scene suggested that at least one of the killers might have been wounded in some way.

    Authorities said they could not confirm or deny rumors that a suspect in the slaying had been taken into custody in the Tecate area.

    "This act of violence will not stand -- nor will any act of violence against the Border Patrol. I have directed that the full resources of the Department assist in the investigation to find and bring to justice those responsible for this inexcusable crime," said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

    In a statement, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, said the "thoughts and prayers of our entire region are with the family and friends of this fallen agent."

    "Every day, our nation's border patrol agents stand on the frontlines of the effort to keep our country and communities safe," Issa said. "They knowingly put their well-being in harm's way and in some cases make the ultimate sacrifice.

    "What happened last night was a tragedy and a painful acknowledgement that at any time, our border patrol agents may be put into an extraordinary circumstance," he said.

    Slotter said U.S. authorities were closely working with Mexican authorities and checking with hospitals and clinics on both sides of the international line to determine if anybody wounded in the fatal attack has sought medical aid.

    Barlow said the ranks of the Border Patrol were mourning the murder of Rosas, the father of a 2-year-old son and 11-month-old daughter.

    "Everybody's sad," Barlow said. "Everybody's disgusted ... They understand we're going to do everything we can to bring these criminals to justice."

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    TV 10 San Diego had a Minute Man on the air who was close enough to the shooting to hear the shots.
    More when I can find it.
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    VIDEO of Minute Man interview at this link:

    http://www.10news.com/news/20165617/detail.html

    Under the picture of the Border Parol Agent look for:

    Video: Witness Describes Shots Fired That Killed Agent
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    Good for the Minutemen! They are trying their best to do a job the government won't do and keep the citizens informed!
    ...I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid...

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    1 or 2 of them will get immunity and citizenship to testify against the shooter.
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    San Jose is more than 500 miles from the shooting site.
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    News 8 has confirmed that the FBI has made a key arrest in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.


    The suspect was arrested in the San Jose-area in connection to the shooting death of Agent Robert Wimer Rosas.

    The FBI is not releasing the suspect's name at this time. However, the San Jose Police Department has confirmed that the suspect is a patient at O'Connor Hospital and was taken into custody Friday evening.

    Investigators say they received a cell phone ping from the Rosas' cell phone Friday afternoon, and they traced it up to San Jose . . .
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    This means that they stole the Border Patrol Agents cell phone and it caused them to get caught.
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    Border Patrol Agent shot and killed in Campo area (Near San Diego)

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    Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of Border Patrol Agent


    News 8 has confirmed that the FBI has made a key arrest in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

    The suspect was arrested in the San Jose-area in connection to the shooting death of Agent Robert Wimer Rosas.

    The FBI is not releasing the suspect's name at this time. However, the San Jose Police Department has confirmed that the suspect is a patient at O'Connor Hospital and was taken into custody Friday evening.

    Investigators say they received a cell phone ping from the Rosas' cell phone Friday afternoon, and they traced it up to San Jose.

    Rosas, a married father of two young children, was shot shortly after 9 p.m. while responding to a call near Campo, a town in rugged, arid terrain in southeastern San Diego County.

    He was shot in the head and multiple times in his body and was dead when backup agents arrived, Slotter said.

    Rosas was found outside his patrol vehicle, with blood evidence indicating at least one suspect and possibly more had serious injuries, perhaps by gunfire. Investigators don't yet know how many shots were fired, if Rosas fired any shots himself and how many guns were used.

    "It's all possible. I can't definitively say X number of people fired or Agent Rosas got off shots or didn't. I mean, it's too early in the investigation to say that with any certainty," Slotter said.

    Investigators said there were searching for at least two suspects.
    There was no evidence of drugs at the scene, but investigators were not ruling out anything, including an attack by drug smugglers or human smugglers.

    The incident began when Rosas, a resident of El Centro, responded to a call of an illegal entry along the border near Campo, said Richard Barlow, acting chief patrol agent for the San Diego sector.

    A short time later, at least one other agent heard gunshots and attempted to contact Rosas by radio. When there was no response, agents went to the scene and found his body near the border fence.

    Rosas, a three-year Border Patrol veteran, had a 2-year-old son and an 11-month-old daughter, Barlow said.

    "Everybody's disgusted, disgusted that a criminal can do this," Barlow said. "The violence against the agents, the violence against this country is something that should not, and will not, be tolerated."

    Barlow said he could not confirm reports that Rosas called for backup and then went ahead before anyone arrived. But he said it isn't unusual for agents to work alone along the 60 miles of border in the San Diego sector.
    "It is a common occurrence for our agents to start tracking individuals or start pursuing individuals that make an incursion into the United State by himself prior to backup arriving," he said.

    Barlow said the area where Rosas was shot wasn't the highest priority for agents, but there had recently been areas of increased activity.

    The San Diego sector of the Border Patrol has seen a 22 percent decrease in activity this year after a 7 percent increase in each of the previous two years. Still, Barlow said, agents routinely have rocks thrown at them and are physically assaulted.

    The president of the union representing 17,000 Border Patrol agents declined to discuss the details of the shooting but said his organization has long been concerned about staffing levels and situations where agents work alone in the field.

    Such situations are not uncommon, said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council.

    "It's fairly common for our agents throughout San Diego County and the rest of the country to work without a partner," Bonner said. "They each have separate vehicles, and it's a matter of concern with us."

    Since 1919, 108 Border Patrol agents have died on duty, according to The Officer Down Memorial Page Inc., which tracks law-enforcement deaths. Gunfire was the leading cause with 30 deaths, followed by automobile accidents and aircraft accidents.
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    3 In SJ Questioned Over Border Patrol Murder
    SAN JOSE (CBS 5 / AP) ―

    Three people in connection with the Thursday murder of a Border Patrol agent in San Diego County were taken into custody at a hospital in San Jose Friday afternoon, law enforcement sources told CBS 5.

    Agents with the Department of Homeland Security swarmed O'Connor Hospital to take the two men and one woman into custody. Authorities say they traced the cell phone of one of the people. Officials have not disclosed how the three people are connected to the case.

    At least one suspect wanted for the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent was probably injured significantly during the attack and may seek medical attention on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Friday.

    Investigators are checking hospitals and medical facilities in hopes of finding whoever shot and killed Agent Robert Wimer Rosas, 30, late Thursday, said Keith Slotter, special agent in charge with the FBI's San Diego bureau.

    Mexican authorities are cooperating in the investigation and search.

    Rosas, a married father of two young children, was shot shortly after 9 p.m. while responding to a call near Campo, a town in rugged, arid terrain in southeastern San Diego County.

    He was shot in the head and multiple times in his body and was dead when backup agents arrived, Slotter said.

    Rosas was found outside his patrol vehicle, with blood evidence indicating at least one suspect and possibly more had serious injuries, perhaps by gunfire. Investigators don't yet know how many shots were fired, if Rosas fired any shots himself and how many guns were used.

    "It's all possible. I can't definitively say X number of people fired or Agent Rosas got off shots or didn't. I mean, it's too early in the investigation to say that with any certainty," Slotter said.

    Investigators said there were searching for at least two suspects.

    There was no evidence of drugs at the scene, but investigators were not ruling out anything, including an attack by drug smugglers or human smugglers.

    The incident began when Rosas, a resident of El Centro, responded to a call of an illegal entry along the border near Campo, said Richard Barlow, acting chief patrol agent for the San Diego sector.

    A short time later, at least one other agent heard gunshots and attempted to contact Rosas by radio. When there was no response, agents went to the scene and found his body near the border fence.

    Rosas, a three-year Border Patrol veteran, had a 2-year-old son and an 11-month-old daughter, Barlow said.

    "Everybody's disgusted, disgusted that a criminal can do this," Barlow said. "The violence against the agents, the violence against this country is something that should not, and will not, be tolerated."

    Barlow said he could not confirm reports that Rosas called for backup and then went ahead before anyone arrived. But he said it isn't unusual for agents to work alone along the 60 miles of border in the San Diego sector.

    "It is a common occurrence for our agents to start tracking individuals or start pursuing individuals that make an incursion into the United State by himself prior to backup arriving," he said.

    Barlow said the area where Rosas was shot wasn't the highest priority for agents, but there had recently been areas of increased activity.

    The San Diego sector of the Border Patrol has seen a 22 percent decrease in activity this year after a 7 percent increase in each of the previous two years. Still, Barlow said, agents routinely have rocks thrown at them and are physically assaulted.

    The president of the union representing 17,000 Border Patrol agents declined to discuss the details of the shooting but said his organization has long been concerned about staffing levels and situations where agents work alone in the field.

    Such situations are not uncommon, said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council.

    "It's fairly common for our agents throughout San Diego County and the rest of the country to work without a partner," Bonner said. "They each have separate vehicles, and it's a matter of concern with us."

    Since 1919, 108 Border Patrol agents have died on duty, according to The Officer Down Memorial Page Inc., which tracks law-enforcement deaths. Gunfire was the leading cause with 30 deaths, followed by automobile accidents and aircraft accidents.


    http://cbs5.com/crime/border.agent.kill ... 00514.html
    KPIX San Francisco WITH VIDEO

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