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DA: DPS Chopper Shooting Report Submitted 1/16/13
Associated Press
January 16, 2013
McALLEN - A South Texas prosecutor says the Texas Rangers have
shared with him their investigative report on the deadly October shooting from a
Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter.
Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra says he hopes to take the case
to a grand jury in mid-February. He said Tuesday that he awaits only final
ballistic test results.
The DPS helicopter joined in the Oct. 25 chase of a pickup suspected of
carrying drugs near La Joya. A trooper aboard the helicopter fired at the truck
in an effort to disable it. Instead, he fatally wounded two Guatemalan
immigrants hiding beneath a blanket in the truck bed.
There were nine immigrants and a driver in the truck. No drugs were found.
DPS also asked federal authorities to review the case.