The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was killed by federal agents during a 2019 shoot-out in Ahwatukee are suing the agents in federal court, alleging excessive force. They claim that their daughter was intentionally killed in ambush style by the agents.
On April 11, 2019, federal agents in metro Phoenix were tracking Warren Jose, a man they suspected of operating as a human smuggler on the Tohono O odham Nation near the international border. The agents decided to intercept Jose by ramming his vehicle on South 48th Street in Ahwatukee. A shootout ensued, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Theresa Medina Thomas, who was in Jose s vehicle. Jose survived. The case was widely covered by local media.
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Immigration officials detain about 60 people found in south Phoenix home Audrey Jensen and Kaila White, Arizona Republic © John Moore/Getty Images Motel 6 said it will prohibit its more than 1,400 locations nationwide from voluntarily providing daily guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Immigration officials detained about 60 people Friday after Phoenix police called them to a south Phoenix home on suspicion of human smuggling, officials said.
Phoenix police responded to a residence near Southern and 15th avenues at about 3:45 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person and a person being held against their will, said Sgt. Mercedes Fortune, a spokesperson for Phoenix police.
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