Feds Won’t Seek Charges Against Border Patrol Agents Who Shot and Killed Tribal Member in Arizona

Tribal leaders rally around family and shooting victim Raymond Mattia, calling the government’s decision a ’travesty of justice’

An agent points a gun at tribal member Raymond Mattia in Tohono O'odham Nation, Ariz. on May 19 2023. U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP

Tohono O'odham Nation leaders say they plan to seek redress for an “unjust” decision by federal prosecutors not to file charges against Border Patrol, who shot and killed a senior tribal member in his front yard on May 18.

U.S. Attorney’s Office representatives recently met with the family of deceased shooting victim Raymond Mattia, 58, in Sells, Ariz., to explain the decision after a five-month investigation.