Two Mexicans have been killed in recent days by gunfire by authorities in San Diego, California, and the Mexican government is asking that the situation be investigated in a "transparent, impartial and expeditious manner."
An unidentified 30-year-old Mexican was shot by the Border Patrol on Oct. 23 in what authorities called a confrontation near the San Ysidro crossing.
"An agent in San Diego responded to calls to arrest a man trespassing," according to a statement from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
"During the arrest, an altercation arose and the officer fired his weapon, injuring the man," the note added.
About 45 minutes later, still waiting for emergency services, "the man was pronounced dead," he concluded.
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Just days before, on October 19, another Mexican died after being shot by San Diego police.
José Alfredo Castro Gutiérrez, 39, was shot and simultaneously
shocked
with a
taser
when he
appeared to be suffering from an episode of paranoia
outside a house in the Mountain View, California neighborhood.
Castro Gutiérrez apparently took a curtain rod and broke some objects inside the house, according to local media reports.
"In both cases," the Mexican government said in a statement, "
transparent, impartial and expeditious
investigations
have been requested from the local authorities
to clarify the facts and establish responsibilities."
A man is shot dead by a Border Patrol agent in San Ysidro, California
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According to public records, this is the
10th time San Diego police have shot a civilian during an arrest process
;
on six of the occasions the person died.
The agent who shot in the October 19 case was temporarily suspended while the incident is being investigated.
The most recent shooting is also being investigated by San Diego police although it involves border patrols.
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This particular case has revived the debate over the protocols for the use of force by the Border Patrol.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has repeatedly denounced that CBP has not taken sufficient steps to train its officers to avoid "instances of unreasonable use of force."
"We are here because we are already tired, we are fed up, of our loved ones being murdered, our brothers," María Puga told Telemundo in San Diego.
Puga is the widow of another man who was shot by CBP agents, and participated in a vigil Sunday in memory of the man shot Friday.