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Imperial Valley Press ^
| March 27, 2007
| Jose Maria Guijarro
Posted on 03/27/2007 7:59:44 PM PDT by Ajnin
CALEXICO - U.S. Border Patrol officials confirmed Tuesday the man who was shot near the Mexican border on the west side of Calexico died at El Centro Regional Medical Center, where he was transferred after the incident.
The man, whose identity and legal status in the United States has yet to be determined, was shot once with an M-4 assault rifle, which is a condensed version of an M-16, Border Patrol Agent David Kim said.
An M-4 is one of three standard-issue service weapons provided to agents by the Border Patrol.
Kim said agents saw the man, along with a group of people, scale the international fence and use a raft to cross the nearby All-American Canal.
Kim said, according to initial reports from agents, the man attempted to return into Mexico and was involved in a struggle with a Border Patrol agent.
After the struggle he grabbed a softball-sized rock and began walking toward the border fence, Kim said, and an agent with an M-4 assault rifle was approached by the man with the rock.
The man raised the rock as if to throw it, according to reports, and the agent shot him once with the assault rifle.
It could not be confirmed where the man was shot, but Kim said it was at pretty close range.
Four of the men who climbed the fence began throwing rocks at agents on the north and south side of the All-American Canal and an agent fired a shotgun round in their direction, Kim said.
He said it was not known if anyone was struck by the shotgun blast.
The exact location of the agent who fired the shotgun wasnt available.
The four men fled back into Mexicali.
At first, Kim said, agents used weapons that resemble paint ball guns that fire pepper spray rounds but resorted to lethal weapons when they proved ineffective.
A lighted Molotov cocktail that did not explode was found near the scene after the suspects fled, Kim said.
Kim said a smuggling organization is believed to operate in the area, but its involvement in the incident could not be confirmed.
Mexican authorities were contacted and secured the area near the incident on the Mexicali side of the border, Kim said.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: aliens; assault; borderpatrol; molotov; rocks
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To: Ajnin
Another agent headed for prison, I'm sure.
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:55:50 PM PDT
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
To: Fiddlstix; Millee; carlr; PaulaB; Maximus of Texas; EX52D; ontap
Re:
It is a truly beautiful weapon. No doubt about it.
One of my all time favorites too.
Whoa! Look at that barrel!
Is that a Thompson Semi-Automatic Carbine, Model of 1927A1?
Or...
are you jjjjjjust happy to see me?
Well...
I'm happy to see ya!
22
posted on
03/27/2007 8:56:28 PM PDT
by
Bender2
(When religion calls for cold blood killing, it stop being holy. It become a pest to be eradicated.)
To: Candor7
At least this Illegal won't get immunity and a chance to sue our government from Johnny Sutton.
23
posted on
03/27/2007 8:58:58 PM PDT
by
holyscroller
(A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him to the left)
To: M203M4
I don't know, but that burning gunpowder will surely increase his carbon footprint;)
To: Ajnin
"This isn't the first shooting in this area and it won't be the last."Certainly be the last that one particular dirtag is involved in.
25
posted on
03/27/2007 9:07:54 PM PDT
by
Redbob
To: Bender2
Yep. 1927A1. You got it. J
26
posted on
03/27/2007 9:07:58 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Scotsman will be Free
"Thank goodness they didn't use a .50 cal sniper rifle. We would have never heard the end of that."Woulda been a net save to the taxpayer, though;
instead of an ambulance they could have merely sent a couple guys with pressure washers and a coal shovel...
27
posted on
03/27/2007 9:10:31 PM PDT
by
Redbob
To: Bender2; All
Here's a 1928 for ya. You probably like it better.
J
Tried and true .45 ACP. YeeHaw!
28
posted on
03/27/2007 9:14:35 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: DaveLoneRanger; AuntB
Good shoot at the border ping
29
posted on
03/27/2007 9:17:07 PM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(Duncan Hunter for president!)
To: Fiddlstix
The Model of 1927A1 Thompson
Semi-Automatic Carbine is the version made by Auto-Ordnance of West Hurley, New York, for the civilian gun market from 1974 to 1999. The barrel length of a 1927A1 is 16.5 inch.
Mine is a
Fully Automatic Model 1928 marked "Property of US Navy." The barrel length is 10.5 inches...
Which proves longer is
not always better!
Even Charlie Bronson...
learned that at an early age!
30
posted on
03/27/2007 9:23:32 PM PDT
by
Bender2
(When religion calls for cold blood killing, it stop being holy. It become a pest to be eradicated.)
To: Bender2
Mine is a Fully Automatic Model 1928 marked "Property of US Navy." The barrel length is 10.5 inches... Congrats on your 1928. I admit I'm a tad jealous......
I wish I had one........
Which proves longer is not always better!
When it comes to the 'ol tried and true .45....
I own a couple of these.........
Now that's what ya call "short". LOL
Best handgun ever made. The 1911A1. IMHO
J
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posted on
03/27/2007 9:45:48 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Bender2
Bender, it's no wonder Fry loves ya.
I do too:
You managed to find images of #1 my favourite automatic firearm, #2 my favourite idiot, and #3 my favourite replicant.
who knows, perhaps you'll even find my favourite female evil scientist someday. (Hint, she created Kryten).
LOL
32
posted on
03/27/2007 9:46:50 PM PDT
by
Don W
("Well Done" is far better to hear than "Well Said". (Samuel Clemens))
To: Don W; Millee; carlr; PaulaB; Maximus of Texas; EX52D; ontap
Bender, it's no wonder Fry loves ya. I do too: You managed to find images of #1 my favourite automatic firearm, #2 my favourite idiot, and #3 my favourite replicant. who knows, perhaps you'll even find my favourite female evil scientist someday. (Hint, she created Kryten).
Do you mean Professor Mamet or...
Jenny Agutter's character Jessica 6 when I met her while she was filming
Logan's Run in 1976. I was an extra and also worked as an Extra Wrangler on that shoot at the Dallas Trade Mart...
Gad, she was a babe then! And...
still is!
My only regret...
is that I did not get any of her good looks!
Hey, it is nice...
to be loved!
But I think it is better...
to be drop dead good looking and loved!
33
posted on
03/27/2007 10:17:49 PM PDT
by
Bender2
(When religion calls for cold blood killing, it stop being holy. It become a pest to be eradicated.)
To: Fiddlstix
I heard the fifty round drum magazine had problems with jamming. Is that true?
To: PhilDragoo
Well, the reporters could be given these guns;
They would surely have a story to tell after that - or not!
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posted on
03/27/2007 10:39:22 PM PDT
by
potlatch
("People will forget what you said, what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.")
To: Expendable; Bender2
I heard the fifty round drum magazine had problems with jamming. Is that true? I'm not sure about that. I've never owned a Thompson myself and only shot a couple of them. The ones I shot had the 30 round "sticks".
Bender2 would probably know the answer to your question.
36
posted on
03/27/2007 10:54:30 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Issaquahking
Let me count the seconds before this border agent ends up in the clink. All it will take is one phone call from the Mexican Administration to Bush or Gonzales and the jail door will slam shut.
37
posted on
03/27/2007 11:20:50 PM PDT
by
flaglady47
(thinking out loud)
To: JWinNC
Hmmm... interesting overfocus on the weaponry.I noticed that too. I suspect the writer has issues with guns.
38
posted on
03/28/2007 5:04:38 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: Ajnin
After the struggle he grabbed a softball-sized rock... The man raised the rock as if to throw it... it was at pretty close range....A lighted Molotov cocktail that did not explode was found near the scene after the suspects fledIt sounds like a very dangerous situation the agents found themselves in.
Just ask Reginald Denny if a "softball-sized rock" can do any damage to your face and skull?
39
posted on
03/28/2007 6:19:33 AM PDT
by
Gritty
(The Mexican government doesn't think we're barbaric or unjust,... just weak and stupid. -Selwyn Duke)
To: Ajnin
The man raised the rock as if to throw it, according to reports, and the agent shot him once with the assault rifle. Never bring a rock to a gun fight.
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