The Supreme Court on Monday sent a case involving the cross-border shooting of a Mexican teenager back to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals -- leaving the question of whether the teen’s parents can sue the U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot him in the lower court’s hands. “The facts alleged in the complaint depict a disturbing incident resulting in a heartbreaking loss of life,” the Supreme Court majority wrote. In June 2010, Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr., who was on U.S. soil, shot and killed Guereca, who was on Mexican soil. The teen’s parents sought to sue the border agent in an American court for allegedly violating their son’s rights. Had Hernández had been killed inside the United States, the case against Mesa could proceed.

Source: Fox News June 26, 2017 17:23 UTC