ACLU : Shooting Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was `` brazen and lawless '' The shooting of a man in the back by an Albuquerque police officer on New Year’s Day is “”outrageous” and “reckless,” said John Mejia, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union A lawsuit filed on behalf of the 16-year-old 's mother asks for damages . `` The Border Patrol consistently denies public access to basic information about its operations , including whether agents responsible for abuse are disciplined in any way , thus shielding the agency and individual agents from public accountability for abusive policies and practices , '' the lawsuit says . Grandmother : `` We want to know who ... killed him , because they are criminals ''
ACLU : Shooting Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was `` brazen and lawless '' The shooting of a man in the back by an Albuquerque police officer on New Year’s Day is “”outrageous” and “reckless,” said John Mejia, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union A lawsuit filed on behalf of the 16-year-old 's mother asks for damages . Grandmother : `` We want to know who ... killed him , because they are criminals ''