FBI seeks assistance in Border Patrol agent shooting |
Mexican officials claim they have arrested four men responsible for the killing of Border Patrol agent Robert Rosas,
but FBI officials say the investigation is far from is over.
"We are aware of the events down in Mexico. Our agents have been down to Mexico as part of this investigation, we are maintaining contact with them," explain FBI spokesperson Darrell Foxworth.
Rosas, 30 was shot several times Thursday night, while patrolling the border near Campo.
A press release from a Mexican police agency states the alleged shooter, Ernest Parra Valenzuela, will be jailed for 40 days. The latest newspaper headlines from across the border suggest Valenzuela and the other suspects are part of a drug cartel, not a human smuggling ring.
"I personally think it was drug smugglers," claimed Michael Schmid from the Border Patrol Auxiliary, a volunteer group that roams the desert to stop illegal immigration. Schmid does not believe reports coming out of Mexico. "I think it was a situation that went bad, and they probably went back to Mexico and have been executed," he said.
Officials on both sides of the border are working together on the investigation. FBI officials are asking for the publics assistance.
"This case is not solved, we need that support from the public. So if someone is sitting out there and they have any information, give us a call," Foxworth said.
Funeral plans for Rosas are set for Friday morning in El Centro.
"We are aware of the events down in Mexico. Our agents have been down to Mexico as part of this investigation, we are maintaining contact with them," explain FBI spokesperson Darrell Foxworth.
Rosas, 30 was shot several times Thursday night, while patrolling the border near Campo.
A press release from a Mexican police agency states the alleged shooter, Ernest Parra Valenzuela, will be jailed for 40 days. The latest newspaper headlines from across the border suggest Valenzuela and the other suspects are part of a drug cartel, not a human smuggling ring.
"I personally think it was drug smugglers," claimed Michael Schmid from the Border Patrol Auxiliary, a volunteer group that roams the desert to stop illegal immigration. Schmid does not believe reports coming out of Mexico. "I think it was a situation that went bad, and they probably went back to Mexico and have been executed," he said.
Officials on both sides of the border are working together on the investigation. FBI officials are asking for the publics assistance.
"This case is not solved, we need that support from the public. So if someone is sitting out there and they have any information, give us a call," Foxworth said.
Funeral plans for Rosas are set for Friday morning in El Centro.
