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Noe Mejia
Gender : Male
Age : 38
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/14/2023
Location : Highway 286
City : Sasabe
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Border Patrol allege that they saw what looked like undocumented migrants being loaded into a BMW and they began chasing the vehicle. The vehicle avoided a traffic stop and initially fled but came to a stop. CBP smashed the rear and front windows with a baton and grabbed the man. Several occupants ran from the vehicle, were handcuffed, were polite and cooperative and not a threat to officers. Police allege that the driver reversed and was shot and killed. This is not seen on BWC as the end of the incident when the shooting occurred has inexplicably been edited out of the footage provided by police. No report of him having been armed can be found.
