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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A 14-year-old driver whose high-speed flight from authorities near the Texas-Mexico border ended with two Guatemalan immigrants being shot to death by a trooper in a helicopter has been recaptured after he failed to appear in court.

Friday, November 16, 2012  The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking to block a request for dashcam video and radio communications in a fatal immigrant chase north of La Joya.

Friday, November 02, 2012  State officials are asking the FBI and U.S. Justice Department to conduct an independent investigation of a fatal chase that claimed the lives of two Guatemalan immigrants north of La Joya.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Civil rights groups are demanding justice for two Guatemalan immigrants killed by gunfire from a state police helicopter during a chase north of La Joya.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the name of the state trooper who fired on a fleeing pickup truck near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing two illegal immigrants who were hiding under a blanket in the bed.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra told Action 4 News that he met with DPS officials to review that aerial video from a fatal La Joya chase.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra is scheduled to meet with state police officials investigating the deaths of two Guatemalan immigrants during a fatal chase north of La Joya.

Monday, October 29, 2012  A Guatemalan diplomat has released the identities of two immigrants killed last week when a state police helicopter fired on their smuggler's truck near La Joya.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Texas state police say the trooper who fired from a helicopter at a pickup truck carrying illegal immigrants was trying to disable the speeding vehicle.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Diplomats are investigating the arrest of seven Guatemalans who were fired on by a state police helicopter in Texas during a chase that left two people dead near the Mexico border.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Two people are dead after a high-speed chase with game wardens and state troopers near La Joya.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Four illegal immigrants are recovering after a truck they were traveling in rolled over several times.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Four undocumented immigrants were hospitalized after their smuggled rolled over during a chase on Saturday afternoon in La Joya.

Saturday, April 28, 2012  A man was killed in an auto accident northwest of Alton in an area known as “Citrus City” on Saturday morning.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  The suspected driver of the minivan crash near La Joya that claimed the life of a suspected illegal immigrant has been arrested.