Border Patrol kills housewife...Agents fault?

[Cuts Crooked]

Calif. woman fatally shot after allegedly driving into border patrol agentBy REENA NINAN | ABC News
 

• Enlarge PhotoABC News - California Woman Valeria Alvarado Fatally Shot by Border Patrol Agent (ABC News)

    Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old woman in the suburban San Diego area after she allegedly hit a Border Patrol agent with her car.
 Investigators said Valeria Alvarado ran down the agent with her car as border patrol agents were in a Chula Vista neighborhood to serve a felony warrant on Friday.
 The agent said he had no choice but to defend himself and fired at Alvarado get her to stop the car.
 Alvarado was hit by five bullets.
 According to eye witnesses, the shooting left the mother of five with bullet holes in her face, arms, and chest.
 "She literally ran our agent down, the agent actually was impacted, was hit by the vehicle and carried several hundred yards on the hood before fearing for his life did discharge his weapon to get the vehicle to stop," said Border Patrol Deputy Chief Rodney Scott.
 Alvarado's husband, Gilbert Alvarado said he wants the shooting investigated.
 "I want justice. Yes. Whoever shot my wife, that guy whoever that is, that guy needs to get shot," he said.
 Alvarado's family called the killing senseless.
 "Where's the evidence that my wife threatened a trained officer? You know? He's a trained officer to use lethal force, shoot my wife like that and just not even call an ambulance?" said Gilbert Alvarado.
 The FBI and Chula Vista Police are investigating the shooting. Officials have not released the name of the agent involved in the incident. http://news.yahoo.com/california-woman-valeria-alvarado-fatally-shot-border-patrol-133609775--abc-news-topstories.html

[BBF]

Of course the Agent is guilty ...........................says the husband.  BTW are they legally in the USA??

[Cuts Crooked]

Of course the Agent is guilty ...........................says the husband.  BTW are they legally in the USA??

It was in Kalifornia.....can't legally ask!

I do note that the windshield and the wipers were pretty well caved in. I don't recall ever seeing bullets caving in windshields AND wipers like that......must have impacted something pretty hard.

[jlwilliams]

It's way to early to draw a conclusion at this point.  Not that people will refrain from jumping to one for or against.
  Maybe she ran him down and he defended himself.  Maybe it was an accident and he responded with his gun.  Maybe don't mean much.  We'll see.....maybe.....

[azmike]

Maybe it was an accident, but it is difficult to determine motive when you are riding the hood down the road.  Like most LEOs, Border Patrol Agents are trained to shoot to stop the threat, when in fear for their life, serious injury, or to the lives of others.  Based upon that, the shooting seems reasonable to me at this time.  I doubt he jumped on the hood of a moving car.

[Cuts Crooked]

"several hundred yards" seems a bit excessive for an accidental impact. 

[Gus McCrae]

Kinda sounded like she needed shooting.   

[buckeye509]

Meanwhile, in AZ one border Patrol Agent was shot and killed, and his partner critically wounded. The search for the perp(s) continue.

[jlwilliams]

"several hundred yards" seems a bit excessive for an accidental impact. 

  It does seem that way.  Still, I'm allowing that not all the facts are known.  Thay may or may not become known.

[finisher]

I'm going to make the assumption that the agent was uniformed or at least wearing something to indicate who he was.


Just trying to rule out the scenario of the lady carelessly hitting a plain closed agent then freaking out and hitting the gas after he pulls his gun. Possibly a language barrier, although BPAs are all relatively proficient in Spanish. 


What can I say?  ...."  it" happens.