Border Security Guard Killed

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POSTED: 4:01 am MST January 2, 2008

UPDATED: 7:05 am MST January 2, 2008

EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso’s first murder happened on the border. Police said a border security guard was killed at the Paso Del Norte bridge. It happened around 5:30 Tuesday night.

Investigators said a man trying to cross the border into Mexico stabbed a security guard. After the stabbing the attacker took off running towards El Paso, but officers said he didn’t get far.

"Fortunately, a border patrol agent in the area was able to find him and detain him for us. So we do have someone in custody ,"said El Paso police Officer Chris Mears.

Police said the suspect is a Hispanic man. The security guard was taken to Thomason Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

People who work in the area are on edge.

"It's scary," said Betty Batista, who works at a parking lot near the bridge. "You never know what's gonna happen. You know, you don't know if your'e gonna get assaulted, you really don't know."

El Paso police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crime to call Crimes Against Persons at 915-564-7010.

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Edited January 2, 2008 by devilette

[Nessa 23]

[JODO 2]

death penalty then deported

[Amby 490]

unbelievable

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

Send him to Africa to try to survive as a diamond miner.

[JohnK 0]

"I want a better life, and I'm going to get it even if I have to kill someone!"

Hang him from a tree in the middle of a prison yard and let the other inmates play viva pinata.

[Nagishkaw 510]

What a horribly sad, sad, situation.

[Ban Hammer 13,994]

"I want a better life, and I'm going to get it even if I have to kill someone!"

[wishbone 0]

This is really sad, hope there's a better way to secure borders, it's too risky for the guards.

[Ban Hammer 13,994]

This is really sad, hope there's a better way to secure borders, it's too risky for the guards.

there is but we have too many nutless wonders who refuse to consider them.

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[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Where are the illegal immigration apologists now?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Where are the illegal immigration apologists now?

Perhaps they weren't apologists.

[Donna A 4]

am i reading this wrong but it says he was trying to cross the boarder into mexico. wouldnt that mean he was leaving united states heading to mexico?

[Ban Hammer 13,994]

Where are the illegal immigration apologists now?

bueller....bueller?

[Sinergy 3]

am i reading this wrong but it says he was trying to cross the boarder into mexico. wouldnt that mean he was leaving united states heading to mexico?

i read that too and the only thing i could think of is he was going back over maybe to give money to his family and then planned to come back over here and prolly flipped out bc he thought the security guard would question him and killed him.