A trial in Nogales, Arizona, has captured national attention as an Arizona rancher, George Alan Kelly, faces charges of second-degree murder in the shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, an unarmed migrant from Nogales, Mexico. The incident occurred on Kelly's property near the U.S.-Mexico border in January 2023.
During closing arguments, the prosecution alleged that Kelly recklessly fired an AK-47 rifle towards a group of men, resulting in Cuen-Buitimea being shot nine times and sustaining severe injuries. The defense argued that Kelly was acting in self-defense, fearing for his safety and that of his wife and property, as he encountered the group on his ranch.
