Closing arguments set in trial of an Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant
Time:2024-04-19 11:55:17 Source:worldViews(143)
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last year.
George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the January 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, who lived just south of the border in Nogales, Mexico.
The more than two-week trial included jurors visiting Kelly’s nearly 170-acre (69-hectare) cattle ranch in Nogales, Arizona. Cuen-Buitimea, 48, was in a group of men that Kelly encountered. The other migrants weren’t injured and managed to escape back to Mexico.
The case has attracted national attention as border security continues to be a top issue this election year and garnered sympathy for the rancher from some on the political right. Court records show Cuen-Buitimea had previously entered the U.S. illegally several times and was deported, most recently in 2016.
Previous:Quentin Tarantino SCRAPS plans for his final film The Movie Critic which had Brad Pitt set to star
Next:Browns' draft still affected by Deshaun Watson trade. Team without first
You may also like
- China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps — Radio Free Asia
- Xi Congratulates and Encourages Teachers and Students of Macau University of Science and Technology
- Summer travel booms in country
- World welcomes China's resumption of outbound tourism
- An earthquake measuring 5.6 hits central Turkey. No immediate reports of casualties or damage
- Xi Holds Talks with Tajik President
- Tourists enjoy kiteboarding in Hainan
- Xi Urges Efforts to Promote Garbage Sorting as New Fashion for Low
- Ruud beats Thompson for tour