Prosecutors will not charge Border Patrol agents in shooting of Tohono O’odham man – By José Ignacio Castañeda Perez (Arizona Republic) / Oct 11, 2023
Federal prosecutors won’t file charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed Raymond Mattia, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, steps outside his home on May 18.
On Sept. 19, U.S. Department of Justice employees met with Mattia’s family and their lawyers in Sells for more than an hour to inform the family of their decision not to prosecute.
Representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to share substantive details about their investigation into the shooting and did not factually answer why they chose not to prosecute, according to Ryan Stitt, a San Diego-based attorney representing the Mattia family.
Going forward, the family has “little choice” but to file a civil lawsuit in order to get answers about what happened to Mattia, according to Stitt.
