Supporters of Teen Slain by US Agents March on Both Sides of Mexico Border Rebecca Taylor - KVOA.com
go to original April 11, 2013

Araceli Rodriguez, right, mother of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, holds a sign reading "Border Patrol asesinos," or "Border Patrol murderers," at the site of her son's death on Oct. 10. Taide Elena, the boy's grandmother, holds holds his photo. (Curt Prendergast/Nogales International)

NOGALES - Twin protests were held in Nogales on both sides of the border.

Wednesday night, a call for action six months after federal agents shot and killed 16-year-old Jose Rodriguez in Mexico.

Agents responding to a drug smuggling call claim Rodriguez was part of a group throwing rocks at them. The Border Patrol is still mum on the investigation which is being handled by the FBI.

Wednesday, loved ones, community members, even those who never met Jose Rodriguez marched in his honor, on both sides of the border. They held homemade banners reading 'justice for Jose" and 'hold Border Patrol accountable'.

Family members and supporters say they want more transparency from U.S. officials about the case.

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