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Border Agent Acquitted In Mexican Teen's 2012 Death

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November 21, 2018 - Tucson, Arizona, USA - Protesters turn out onto the street of Tucson after the not guilty verdict in the 2012 shooting of Mexican teen Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez. Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz shot the teen 16 times through the border fence in Nogales after the boy was allegedly throwing rocks at agents. Instead of retreating for cover like other agents Swartz chose to use deadly force and kill the fleeing Rodriguez . This was the the second trial of Swartz and the aquittal on involuntary manslaughter charges followed a not guilty verdict on federal charges last year. The enraged crowd shut down a busy intersection outside of the courthouse at rush hour. Protesters painted the street with slogans honoring the fallen teen. (Credit Image: © Christopher Brown/ZUMA Wire)

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Daily Round Up - 22 Nov 2018
November 21, 2018 - Tucson, Arizona, USA - Protesters turn out onto the street of Tucson after the not guilty verdict in the 2012 shooting of Mexican teen Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez. Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz shot the teen 16 times through the border fence in Nogales after the boy was allegedly throwing rocks at agents. Instead of retreating for cover like other agents Swartz chose to use deadly force and kill the fleeing Rodriguez . This was the the second trial of Swartz and the aquittal on involuntary manslaughter charges followed a not guilty verdict on federal charges last year. The enraged crowd shut down a busy intersection outside of the courthouse at rush hour. Protesters painted the street with slogans honoring the fallen teen. (Credit Image: © Christopher Brown/ZUMA Wire)