Thread: Assault on Federal Officer Investigated

Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 8, 2010 FBI El Paso
Contact: Special Agent Andrea Simmons
(915) 832-5373

Assault on Federal Officer Investigated

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2010, Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents responded to a group of suspected illegal aliens being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico near the Paso del Norte Port of Entry.

One subject, Oscar Ivan Pineda Ayala, was initially detained on the levy. Another agent arrived on his bicycle along the cement apron that forms the river bank on the U.S. side. That agent detained a second subject, Augustin Alcaraz Reyes, but other subjects ran into Mexico and began to throw rocks at the agent.

This agent, who had the second subject detained on the ground, gave verbal commands to the remaining subjects to stop and retreat. However, the subjects surrounded the agent and continued to throw rocks at him. The agent then fired his service weapon several times, striking one subject who later died.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has jurisdiction for any assault on federal officers and is the lead agency. The investigation continues and is being worked with El Paso Police Department, Customs and Border Protection Internal Affairs, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General.

The area where this incident occurred is a known high-risk crime area where rocks are regularly thrown at Border Patrol agents and where other assaults have been reported.

FBI.gov is an official site of the U.S. Federal Government, U.S. Department of Justice.

http://elpaso.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/ep060810.htm

Keep shooting back.

Sooner or later these animals will get the message.

Thank God the border agent was not injured.

These agents have every right to protect themselves from people entering this country illegally, throwing anything at them and should be given the room and freedom to do their job and protect themselves without giving the benefit of the doubt to people caught in the middle of a criminal act, which crossing the border illegally is!

It's time OUR judicial system start showing support for these guys who are dodging rocks and bullets along that border and supporting what ever split second decision they have to make to assure that they make it to the end of their shift alive and in one piece. This country's loyalty should be to them and not to the criminals who disrespect OUR laws!

its called Self Defense.
no investigation is needed if this report is 100 percent accurate

some lead in the eye is justified for these Mexicans who want to throw rocks at our agents. Rocks can cause serious bodiliy injury such as take out your eye or even worse, can be fatal if it strikes your head. The scumbag got what he deserved and now let it be a lesson to anybody else who thinks they want to throw rocks at our border patrol agents...maybe now they will think twice....do have to say, shot right through the eye..man nice shot...they showed a close up picture of the guy laying on the ground on azcentral.com...under see more pictures...

Anger mounts after Mexican teen shotkilled by Border Patrol
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-202244.html

and also here

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-202239.html