Raymond Mattia
Killed · CBP · Tohono O’odham Nation (Menagers Dam), Arizona
What happened
Border Patrol agents accompanying tribal police responded to a shots-fired call near Mattia’s home on the reservation. CBP said Mattia threw an object and abruptly extended his arm; three agents opened fire. Relatives said he had earlier called Border Patrol about migrants at his home and thought agents were responding to help.
Resistance to arrest
Not a classic immigration arrest. Agents answering a shots-fired call said Mattia threw an object and abruptly extended his arm. Family said he discarded a sheathed blade on command and was holding a phone. Contested whether any resistance or threat justified the shooting.
Officer / agency involvement
Three Border Patrol agents fired; Mattia was struck multiple times outside his home.
Official / DHS account
CBP said agents were assisting tribal police on a shots-fired call; Mattia threw an object that landed near officers, then abruptly extended his right arm, prompting gunfire.
Contested points & other evidence
Family said the object was a sheathed knife/machete discarded on command and that he was holding a phone when shot. Bodycam was later released. Community protests demanded accountability; FBI and CBP OPR reviewed.
Investigation status
Federal / CBP reviews reported; no widely reported criminal charges against the agents in contemporaneous coverage.
Sources
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News coverage
- NBC News — family seeks answersPerceived liberal
- The Guardian — bodycam of tribal member killedPerceived liberal
- USA Today — community outragePerceived liberal
- AP News — CBP account of shootingPerceived neutral
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