TUCSON, Ariz. — A rare second-degree murder trial of a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of shooting across the international boundary into Mexico in 2012 and killing a teenager is set to start with jury selection. The teenager was on the street in Nogales, in the Mexican state of Sonora, just across the border from Nogales, Arizona. “This historically important trial is coming at a time when all eyes are on the border,” he said. The Border Patrol has not said if he is continuing to receive his salary. A spokesperson for the agents’ union, the National Border Patrol Council, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Source: thestar March 20, 2018 17:26 UTC