Following the shots, the boat collided with the agents’ boat and capsized, sending 20 people into the water. Border officials for the first time have publicly released the conclusions of internal investigations of agents who opened fire while on duty, ruling that officers had acted properly in four shootings. The agents who shot at the boat acted “in compliance” with agency policy, the panel concluded. The reviews were conducted by an internal panel that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service set up to address a troubling pattern of agents’ use of deadly force, according to a summary of the reviews published online Thursday. After reviewing the shootings, the panel made nine recommendations for policy and operational changes.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 30, 2016 18:03 UTC