Justice for 20 year old Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez killed by broader patrol

The Issue

Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez was an honors student who couldn't find a job in Guatemala and was hoping to find a job in the US and become an accountant. Just 15 days after leaving her home on the outskirts of Quetzaltenango, a city that sits near the foot of a volcano, she crossed the Rio Grande in the hopes of finding a better life in the US.

Shortly after noon on May 23, 2018, Gómez was walking one-third of a mile from the river with a group of migrants in Rio Bravo, a Texas border hamlet, when they encountered a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed her.

Gomez Gonzalez's shooting drew attention after a bystander posted video of the aftermath on Facebook Live, showing her lying on the ground, bleeding.
A year on, and her parents still have no idea who killed her, or why. “We’ve had no news from the American authorities, no visits, no phone calls. It’s a year since my daughter was killed and I want the same thing now as I did then: justice,” Mr Gómez,

please help us find justice and charge the boarder patrol who killed her. 

 

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Madeline VallePetition Starter#ABOLISHICE
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The Issue

Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez was an honors student who couldn't find a job in Guatemala and was hoping to find a job in the US and become an accountant. Just 15 days after leaving her home on the outskirts of Quetzaltenango, a city that sits near the foot of a volcano, she crossed the Rio Grande in the hopes of finding a better life in the US.

Shortly after noon on May 23, 2018, Gómez was walking one-third of a mile from the river with a group of migrants in Rio Bravo, a Texas border hamlet, when they encountered a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed her.

Gomez Gonzalez's shooting drew attention after a bystander posted video of the aftermath on Facebook Live, showing her lying on the ground, bleeding.
A year on, and her parents still have no idea who killed her, or why. “We’ve had no news from the American authorities, no visits, no phone calls. It’s a year since my daughter was killed and I want the same thing now as I did then: justice,” Mr Gómez,

please help us find justice and charge the boarder patrol who killed her. 

 

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Madeline VallePetition Starter#ABOLISHICE
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