Blog Post

Audio of 911 call after migrant shot in CBP custody

Published Wednesday, October 5, 2022
from the Rio Grande Valley

The Ysleta U.S. Border Patrol Station

On Wednesday, El Paso ABC affiliate KVIA published audio from Broadcastify of the 911 call placed after a Mexican national was shot while in CBP custody.

Blog post on Medium:

KVIA’s Broadcastify audio of 911 call after migrant shot in CBP custody

On Twitter:

A local TV report from El Paso includes audio from the 911 call placed after a Mexican national was shot in CBP custody yesterday–"We have a 33-year-old male coming from Border Patrol. He has approximately 5 or 6 gunshot wounds." From @bnpereztv for @abc7breaking: pic.twitter.com/DX3Ph8Ga9A
— Pablo De La Rosa (@pblodlr) October 5, 2022

Pablo De La Rosa is a freelance journalist in the Rio Grande Valley reporting statewide and nationally, including with Texas Public Radio and NPR. You can follow him on Twitter.

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