DOJ: No prosecution against agent who shot Mexican

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Citing “insufficient evidence,” Department of Justice investigators will not file criminal charges against a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent who shot a Mexican teenager as smugglers attempted to cross the border illegally.

The death of Sergio Hernandez-Guereca prompted protests and outcry from the Mexican government in 2010, as video surfaced appearing to show the shooting.

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