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| Gunwalked AK-47 May Be Involved In Mesa Shooting |
| 2011-12-14 |
| A man who was fatally shot and killed by a Maricopa County Sheriff deputy on the 17th of January, was an illegal alien, 47-year-old Felipe Ramirez Castellanos, and it is now being alleged that he was armed with a Gunwalked AK-47. While his car was parked at the house where he was living, Castellanos had fired several rounds in no particular direction, and when deputies arrived, they blocked his car from exiting the driveway. As a deputy approached the driverÂ’s side door, Castellanos rolled down the window and pulled out an AK47 assault rifle and pointed it at the deputy in a threatening manner. The deputy then reportedly fired his handgun at Castellanos and struck him in the hip and head. He was taken to the Maricopa County Medical Center where he later died. Castellanos had 30 rounds in the magazine attached to the assault rifle. Detectives also found an additional 30 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and a handgun with Castellanos. The brother of the deputy involved in the shooting has Tweeted: The man my brother shot in the line of duty was carrying guns provided by Operation Fast and Furious. Bravo, ATF, for handing him an AK-47. However, there has been no confirmation of this from any of those involved, including the Maricopa County Sheriff's office. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Antwiler saw the rifle and fired off three rounds before his gun jammed. Wonder what he was carrying? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-12-14 16:00 |
| #1 This illegal was bad news. ---arrested for human smuggling (1986) and a denied visa application ---More than a decade later, Castellanos was lawfully admitted to the country as a non-immigrant. ---While Castellanos was in the country unlawfully in 2001, he applied for a visa, which was denied in 2004. ICE agents picked up Castellanos from the traffic stop and took him to a U.S. detention center. Less than two weeks later, he was released from custody after the immigration hearing. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-12-14 12:29 |