A well respected member of the Tohono O’odham community has been gunned down by Border Patrol agents.
The man’s family is outraged and wants answers.
According to Customs and Border Protection U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Ajo Station were involved in a shooting that resulted in the death of a man.
A family member says the man was respected and loved.
One family who asked not to be identified, fought back tears as she told News 4 Tucson,
“I keep hearing the gunshots and I can’t get over it…Its very sad just to know who they were shooting at you know.”
She told News 4 Tucson she wanted people to know what happened to their loved one, Raymond Mattia.
According to another family member who also asked not to be identified, Mattia was shot and killed by Border patrol agents Thursday night. She said Mattia had called Border Patrol.
“He called to request for assistance because there were multiple illegal immigrants who had trespassed into his yard and he wanted assistance getting them out of his property.”
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