Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Illegal Immigrant Fatally Shot, Another Wounded in Arizona By Joshua Rhett Miller

An illegal immigrant -- one of 15 who had just crossed the border into the U.S. from Mexico -- was seriously wounded in an attack by a gang of suspected drug traffickers at a rest stop in Arizona's Pinal County early Thursday, police told FoxNews.com.

The same group may be responsible for the shooting death of another unidentified man believed to be an illegal immigrant who was later found fatally shot in the same area, a rest stop near mile post 150 and Interstate 8 near Antelope Peak, about 25 miles west of Casa Grande, Pinal County Sheriff's spokesman Tim Gaffney said.


"[The victim] said he was with 14 others from Mexico when they stopped at a rest area near Antelope Peak," Gaffney told FoxNews.com. "While resting, an unknown group of individuals walked up on them and opened fire."


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/14/illegal-immigrant-fatally-shot-wounded-arizona/#ixzz1K6qfy9fK

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