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Mother of Mexican teen killed by Border Patrol files wrongful death suit
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Jul 30, 2014
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Mother of Mexican teen killed by Border Patrol files wrongful death suit
The mother of a Mexican teenager fatally shot by one or more U.S. Border Patrol agents filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages for her loss this week.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands at the U.S.-Mexico border fence on February 26, 2013 in Nogales, Arizona. Various federal agencies are tasked with securing the border from drug smugglers and illegal immigration in the Tucson sector of Arizona.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands at the U.S.-Mexico border fence on February 26, 2013 in Nogales, Arizona.
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The mother of a Mexican teenager fatally shot by one or more U.S. Border Patrol agents filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages for her loss this week.

The mother of a Mexican teenager fatally shot by one or more U.S. Border Patrol agents filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages for her loss this week.

16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was walking along a street in his hometown of Nogales, Arizona which runs parallel to the border fence when he was shot at least eight times.

Bob Ortega, a senior reporter with The Arizona Republic, joins Take Two for more on this incident and the legal questions it raises.