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Recent shooting in arizona7/9/2023 ![]() ![]() We will take action as determined appropriate by our review process.ĬBP’s prompt public release of this footage is in keeping with our commitment to accountability and transparency and in compliance with CBP policy and the May 25, 2022, Executive Order on Advancing Effective Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. A thorough investigation is important to us, our workforce, and the public. The results of the review board’s proceedings will be released publicly on CBP’s website. At the conclusion of these reviews, CBP’s National Use of Force Review Board will review the incident to determine whether the Border Patrol Agent followed CBP policy regarding the permissible use of force. As part of its investigation, OPR will assess compliance with our policies on the part of the Border Patrol agents involved in this incident. This incident is being investigated by the Tohono O’odham Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being reviewed by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). Three agents fired their service weapons, striking the individual several times. ![]() The police officer and agents encountered an individual outside of a residence who threw an object toward the officers and abruptly extended his right arm away from his body. Agents from the Ajo Border Patrol Station met with the police officer and followed him to the location on Tohono O’odham Nation where the shots had been reported. on May 18 to a shots-fired call west of the Menagers Dam Village. The Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department, which had one officer on duty in the area, requested Border Patrol assistance at approximately 9 p.m. ![]() The footage being released today contains imagery from four of those cameras. This incident was captured on body-worn cameras from 10 Border Patrol agents. The video may be viewed on the Body-Worn Camera Video Releases page and the in-custody death statement on the incident can be found on the Newsroom page. Customs and Border Protection today released body-worn camera footage from a deadly use of force incident that occurred on May 18, 2023, near Ajo, Arizona. ![]()
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