Ezekiel Hernandez, Jr.
Ezekiel Hernandez, Jr. was and 18 year old American boy who was shot in the back with an M-16 on May 20, 1997.
He was shot while herding goats near his home in Redford, Texas by Marines deployed to enforce Operation Gatekeeper - a drug trafficking control effort along the border. The Marines were 230 yards away and claimed self-defense, which was accepted by authorities.
Comments by Rep. Lamar Smith on the death fo Ezekeiel Hernandez during a congressional discussion of immigration reform. He questions whether a child posed enough of a threat to Marines to have them shadow him and eventually shoot him.
Heifer International is a charitable organization fighting hunger and promoting self reliance.
An article in the "Dallas Morning News" talking about how the Cpl. Clemente Manuel Banuelos escaped indictment for shooting Ezekiel in the back.
A recounting of the town where Zeke lived and died.
