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Texas National Guard soldier won’t face civilian charges in border shooting of migrant

The soldier, serving as part of Operation Lone Star, said he accidentally fired his weapon, wounding the migrant in January.

By Davis Winkie, Military Times
Asylum-seeking migrants walk as they are escorted by National Guard officers, after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, at Eagle Pass on July 26, 2022.


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