Esequiel Zeke Hernandez

Death by Force

Esequiel "Zeke" Hernandez Jr., an 18-year-old American high school student, was tragically killed on May 20, 1997, by United States Marines in Redford, Texas, which is located approximately one mile from the United States–Mexico border. Hernandez was herding goats when he was shot by the Marines, who were on a drug patrol and heavily camouflaged in ghillie suits. The Marines observed Hernandez from a distance of approximately 200 yards and tracked him for about 20 minutes before one of them, C ...Read More

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