U.S. Border Patrol Agents Kill Mexican Teen For 'Throwing Rocks'

On Monday (June 7), U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed 14-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca near the Paso del Norte bridge in Texas. Officials claim that the boy was part of a group that was trying to cross without papers, which leaves Team Blogamole wondering why shooting an unarmed minor was the most appropriate response.

The Obama administration's decision to further militarize the border with Mexico has had serious consequences. Instead of signing a moratorium on deportations and raids until there is comprehensive immigration reform (such as passing the DREAM Act), more National Guard troops at the border are creating a new world of problems for local residents and putting innocent minors at risk.

Regardless of why Sergio was on the border or if he did indeed throw rocks at border patrol agents, this entire situation makes our stomach turn.

Yahoo! News reports that about 30 relatives and friends gathered late Tuesday to mourn Sergio's death, whose shooting Monday evening has Mexicans seething over the second death of a countryman at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents in two weeks.

The boy's sister, Rosario, told Associated Press Television News that her brother was playing with several friends and did not plan to cross the border. "They say that they started firing from over there and suddenly hit him in the head," she said.

The boy's mother said he had gone to eat with his brother, who handles luggage at a border customs office. While there, he met up with a group of friends and they decided to hang out by the river, she said.

"That was his mistake, to have gone to the river," she said in an interview with Mexico's Milenio TV. "That's why they killed him."

Mexican officials have said they want the U.S. to conduct a full investigation into the events that prompted the shooting.

Source: [VivirLatino]

Editor's Note: MTV Tr3s Senior Producer Daniela Capistrano received a call today (June 9) from her friend who is traveling across the U.S. by car. A few hours ago, he was stopped by agents in New Mexico, where they grilled him for several minutes with questions like "Where are you going?" and "Are you Mexican?"

Capistrano's friend is a resident of D.C. and was on his way to a convention in California. He had broken no laws.

What do you think about Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca's death and the rise of racial profiling? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

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