But… 3 #BorderPatrol agents fatally shot Mr. #Mattia as they came upon him…, hitting him 9 times, acc/to an autopsy. A Border Patrol report says he had tossed a sheathed machete toward an officer & then “abruptly extended his right arm.” His family said he was #unarmed & posed no threat.

His death has touched off an outcry on the #TohonoOodham Nation, which lies along 62 mi of the so border, & stirred up long-running resentments over the federal agency’s presence on #NativeAmericanTerritory.

Awful! Native American Citizen calls Border Patrol CBP for help with trespassers, instead, he was #assassinated shot dead by #CBP on his doorstep.

Please spread the word about protests happening at CBP stations in Why, AZ, & Tucson, AZ Saturday May 27th 10a-noon

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/05/statement-from-mattia-family-excessive.html

https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/tohono-oodham-man-shot-and-killed-by-border-patrol/article_a09cb84e-f6a8-11ed-a078-63d5074703ec.html

RT: https://sfba.social/@Mikal/110430085240044612

#JusticeforRayMattia
#RaymondMattia #RayMattia #TohonoOodham #Native #American #BorderPatrol #CBP

Cave paintings in the mountains in southern Arizona. Location secret.

#CavePaintings #AncientArt #Arizona #TohonoOodham