The morning daily’s Brady McCombs has a story that could upend much of the recent border controversy:
The killing of a Southern Arizona rancher that sparked an outcry to secure the border was not random, and investigators are focusing on an American suspect, the Arizona Daily Star has learned.
High-ranking government officials with credible information spoke to the Star, citing a desire to quell the fury over illegal immigration and drug smuggling set off by the shooting death of longtime rancher Robert Krentz on March 27.
They said Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever is investigating a person in the United States, not in Mexico, in connection with the shooting.
UPDATE: The Star has a clarification on the lede:
Earlier versions of this news story referred to the possible suspect in the Krentz killing investigation as American. The story — as originally reported — said the suspect is believed to be in the United States. It was changed to ‘American’ in the editing process. To be clear, the suspect is believed to be in the U.S. The suspect’s nationality is unknown.
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2010.
The suspect’s nationality was always unknown. That didn’t stop FOX News and other media from virtually declaring the suspect an illegal alien. Hey, it’s just like in DC. Everyone knows when someone is killed in the nations’ capitol, a black man did it until proven otherwise.