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News from the Border: Minutemen Charged With Murder of Mexican Father, Daughter

Arizona television news reports that three people have been arrested in connection with a double homicide in Arivaca, Arizona.  One of the people arrested for the homicide is the National Executive Director of the Minuteman American Defense group (M.A.D.).  Jason Eugene Bush, Shawna Forde (click here for a video), and Albert Robert Gaxiola, were arrested and charged in connection with the murders of a father,  Raul Flores, and his 8-year-old daughter Brisenia Flores. Both were killed during an alleged home invasion. According to authorities, Bush, Forde, and Gaxiola broke into the home of the Flores family just after midnight on May 30th. At the time, the mother, father and daughter were home. The invaders reportedly shot the three members of the Flores family, killing the father, Raul, and the daughter, Brisenia.  The trio has been charged with murder, burglary, and aggravated assault.

KJ