Detainee shot, killed by Border Patrol agents in El Paso
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A migrant was shot and killed while in custody at the Ysleta Border Patrol station in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. In a statement, the Mexican Consulate in El Paso said the victim was a Mexican national who was being processed for criminal charges. A spokesperson for the National Border Patrol Council, told Fox News Digital that the migrant "went for an agent's gun" right before the shooting and the agents used "appropriate force at that point."
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