Arizona Border agent cleared in fatal shooting
by Associated Press (March 9th, 2010 @ 5:27pm)
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TUCSON, Ariz. - Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fatally shot an illegal immigrant in January east of Douglas won't be charged in the case.

The Cochise County Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that the shooting of 28-year-old Jorge Alfredo Solis Palma by Border Patrol agent Miguel Torres-Vasquez was legally justified.

Agents were tracking three people in the area on Jan. 4 when they found Solis hiding under a tree. Authorities say Solis refused to come out and a struggle began.

Solis, of Veracruz, Mexico, reportedly threw rocks at agents as tried to flee. Authorities say Solis was shot and died on the way to a Tucson hospital.

Court records show Solis had been previously arrested in 2005 by the Border Patrol and was later charged with a felony drug offense.

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