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Shooting in Starr County Still Unresolved | Odessa News
A 31-year-old man was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent near the Rio Grande in a December incident still under investigation — despite a grand jury’s decision not to indict. With little media attention and no public outcry, this case joins a troubling pattern of fatal shootings by immigration agents in Texas since 2025, including another involving a U.S. citizen during a traffic stop. Though body camera footage remains sealed and key details are withheld, autopsy reports reveal close-range wounds on a man who was reportedly retreating — sparking questions about the necessity of deadly…
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