Nogales, Mexico
U.S. agent kills teen: Mexico is protesting the killing last week of a teenage boy by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired across the Arizona-Mexico border. The Border Patrol said a group of youths in the Mexican border town of Nogales were throwing rocks at U.S. agents in Arizona, and one agent opened fire. José Antonio Elena Rodríguez, 16, died of multiple gunshots to the back. Border agents are allowed to use lethal force against rock throwers, but human rights activists have condemned the practice. At least 15 Mexican civilians have been killed in such encounters since 2010. Mexico said the shootings were “unacceptable” and causing “a serious bilateral problem.”
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