#Arizona tribe protests decision not to prosecute #BorderPatrol agents who fatally shot #RaymondMattia
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez
USA TODAY NETWORK
October 16, 2023
"Federal prosecutors won’t file charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the #Tohono #Oodham Nation just steps outside his home earlier this year, sparking outrage from the tribe who called the decision 'a travesty of justice.'
"In a statement released last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said its employees met with Raymond Mattia’s family and their lawyers to inform the family of their decision not to prosecute on Sept. 19. 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, Stitt said.
"'The government’s decision to not prosecute the agents involved is not surprising,' Stitt said in a written statement. 'Law enforcement officers are rarely prosecuted, even for killing unarmed people.'"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/16/raymond-mattia-tohono-oodham-nation-arizona-case/71200420007/
#JusticeForRaymondMattia #ACAB #JusticeForRaymond #TohonoOodham
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez
USA TODAY NETWORK
October 16, 2023
"Federal prosecutors won’t file charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the #Tohono #Oodham Nation just steps outside his home earlier this year, sparking outrage from the tribe who called the decision 'a travesty of justice.'
"In a statement released last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said its employees met with Raymond Mattia’s family and their lawyers to inform the family of their decision not to prosecute on Sept. 19. 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, Stitt said.
"'The government’s decision to not prosecute the agents involved is not surprising,' Stitt said in a written statement. 'Law enforcement officers are rarely prosecuted, even for killing unarmed people.'"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/16/raymond-mattia-tohono-oodham-nation-arizona-case/71200420007/
#JusticeForRaymondMattia #ACAB #JusticeForRaymond #TohonoOodham
Arizona tribe protests decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who fatally shot Raymond Mattia
Justice Department employees met with Raymond Mattia’s family and their lawyers in Sells to inform the family of their decision., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
