Family of Arizona Man Killed by Border Agents Plans ‘Wrongful Death’ Suit

Attorneys representing family members of Ray Mattia are seeking policy changes regarding federal interactions with tribal communities.

A man holds a sign in support of the late Ray Mattia, a member of Arizona's Tohono O'odham Nation, in front of the federal court in Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 17, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

TUCSON, Ariz.—Relatives of an Arizona man who was shot and killed by federal agents on sovereign tribal land in May plan to sue U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over his “wrongful death.”

On Nov. 17, attorneys representing Ray Mattia’s next of kin gathered outside the federal courthouse in Tucson, where they announced formal notice of the pending lawsuit under the U.S. Tort Claims Act.