The Border Patrol agent charged in the 2012 cross-border shooting death of a teen has been found not guilty.
After four days of deliberations, jurors acquitted Agent Lonnie Swartz of second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
They were unable to reach a verdict on a manslaughter charge.
On Friday, the eight-woman, four-man jury told Judge Raner Collins that they were unable to reach a verdict, but he told them to keep trying.
The prosecution argued during the monthlong trial that Swartz used an unreasonable amount of force in responding to rock throwing when he shot across the border from Nogales, Arizona, and into Mexico.
The defense has countered that Swartz shot in self-defense.
