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120:, about a mile over the border, to wait for the next guide. They saw a Border Guard officer and ran away, hiding in some bushes. Two of the men ran away. Two others ran into an abandoned trailer, leaving Gómez González and one man behind. A witness reported Gómez González took a step, and the agent took aim and fired, shooting her in the head, then running into the trailer.
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ran outside. She streamed the aftermath of the incident, in which she can repeatedly be heard asking why the agent had killed Gómez González. The video went viral, and the CBP account changed to the group had "allegedly assaulted" and "rushed the agent". Three of the men accompanying Gómez González were arrested and detained to testify; according to
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