Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. Remembered in Kingsville
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Kingsville Border Patrol Station held a moment of silence on August 3 to remember Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr.
Seven years ago, Vega was shot and killed near Santa Monica, Texas, as he attempted to take a law enforcement action during a robbery while he was fishing with his wife, children, and parents.
Two illegal aliens approached the family and attempted to rob them. Agent Vega was shot in the chest when he attempted to draw his weapon. His father was also shot and wounded as he returned fire at the men. Both men fled the scene but were arrested a short time later. They were charged with capital murder, attempted capital murder, and other crimes. It is believed the same subjects had committed numerous similar robberies at the direction of a Mexican cartel.
Both men had been previously deported numerous times.