PHOENIX (AP) — Government investigators are reviewing the U.S. Border Patrol’s lethal force policies amid a spate of deadly shootings, including last week’s killing of a teenager who agents said was throwing rocks from Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General probe involves a review of accusations of excessive force.

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