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Texas grand jury won't indict in 2025 fatal shooting of U.S. citizen by ICE agent
The Department of Homeland Security said the 23-year-old, who came from a family of Trump supporters, was shot after intentionally hitting an agent with his vehicle on South Padre Island.
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