Source: The Dallas Morning News  05/22/97
Contact: Marine kills man, 18, while on antidrug duty 
Officials say border shooting was selfdefense 

 By Douglas Holt / The Dallas Morning News 

                                    EL PASO  Texas Rangers are
investigating why a U.S. Marine on an antidrug mission
in the Big Bend area fatally shot an 18yearold U.S. citizen, 
authorities said Wednesday.

                                    The shooting, which occurred near
the border town of Redford about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, was described by 
authorities as selfdefense. The young man was killed  after he fired two 
shots with a .22caliber rifle at a fourperson team of Marines armed 
with M16 rifles, U.S. Border Patrol Mario Ortiz said.