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LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say crime scene evidence suggests a U.S. Border Patrol agent used his service handgun to kill four women whose bodies were found along remote roadsides in South Texas.
In a statement issued Thursday, District Attorney Isidro Alaniz says the .40-caliber shell casings found at all four scenes "are consistent with the agency issued handgun." However, Alaniz says scientific testing is needed to confirm such a match.
Border agent Juan David Ortiz was arrested Sept. 15 on several charges, including four counts of murder. He awaits trial in Webb County Jail in Laredo with bonds totaling $2.5 million.
A Border Patrol spokesman referred questions back to Alaniz. Messages left with Ortiz's attorney, Joey Tellez of Laredo, weren't returned.
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