Trial Continues for Arizona Rancher Accused of Murdering Illegal Immigrant

George Alan Kelly is accused of fatally shooting Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea as he was trespassing on his property.

A Santa Cruz County detective (L) holds the AK-47 rifle George Alan Kelly allegedly used to fatally shoot an illegal immigrant. Giving testimony is Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Deputy David Monreal (R), in Santa Cruz County Superior Court in Nogales, Ariz., on March 28, 2024. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

NOGALES, Ariz.—Testimony continued in the trial of a 75-year-old Arizona rancher accused of gunning down an illegal immigrant on his property with an AK-47 rifle on Jan. 30, 2023.

George Alan Kelly faces charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault using a deadly weapon in the fatal shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, a Mexican citizen who was allegedly seeking work as a roofer in the United States.