Supreme Court decision could affect local cross-border shooting case

SCOTUS rules Mexican family may not sue Border Patrol agent accused of killing teen in Texas cross-border shooting

SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK --COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ALOCAL CASE IN NOGALES.

TONIGHT-- WE GO IN DEPTH WITH THEFAMILY ATTORNEY OF A CROSSBORDER SHOOTING VICTIM --AFTER THAT DECISION.

NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S ROGELIO MARES HASTHAT STORY.JOSE ANTONIO ELENA-RODRIGUEZWAS SHOT AND KILLED.

IN 2012THE 16- YEAR-OLD WAS THROWINGROCKS ACROSS THE U.S.- MEXICANBORDER.

A FEDERAL JURY FOUNDTHE BORDER PATROL AGENTINVOLVED -- 'NOT GUILTY' OFINVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER INTHAT CASE.

A NEW RULING BY THEHIGH COURT MIGHT PROTECT THATAGENT FROM LAWSUIT BY JOSE'SFAMILY.

IN ESSENCE THECOURTROOM DOOR HAS BEEN SHUTIN THE UNITED STATES TOFAMILIES SUCH AS THEHERNANDEZ- HUERECA FAMILY, THEELENA- RODRIGUEZ FAMILY.

LUISPARRA IS THE ATTORNEY FOR THEELENA- RODRIGUEZ FAMILY.

HE'SBEEN FOLLOWING THE MOST RECENTCASE ARGUED BEFORE THE SUPREMECOURT.

THE CIRCUMSTANCES AREVERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF HISCLIENTS -- A CROSS- BORDERSHOOTING -- A MEXICAN VICTIM-- A BORDER PATROL AGENTACCUSED.

THE IMPLICATIONS OFTHAT CASE OUT OF TEXAS COULDBE VERY SIMILAR FOR HISCLIENT.

THEY REMAIN HOPEFULTHAT IN SOME MANNER ORANOTHER, THERE WILL BE JUSTICEFOR JOSE ANTONIO.

PARRA SAYSTHIS LATEST RULING BY THESUPREME COURT WILL MAKE ITHARDER FOR FAMILIES TO HOLDANY BORDER PATROL AGENTACCOUNTABLE -- IN THE UNITEDSTATES.

BUT THERE MIGHT BEAVENUE FOR A VICTIM'S FAMILY.A FAMILY IN A SIMILAR CROSS-BORDER SHOOTING CONTEXT WOULDPROBABLY DO WELL BY SEEKINGRELIEF OR REMEDY IN MEXICANCOURTS.

SUPREME COURT JUSTICESAMUEL ALITO WROTE THEMAJORITY OPINION IN THE 5 TO 4RULING.

HE ARGUES THAT ANYINSTANCE OF A CROSS-BORDERSHOOTING, WHILE TRAGIC, SHOULDBE AN ISSUE OF BORDER SECURITYAND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.ROGELIO MARES KGUN9 ON YOURSIDE.MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG ENDED H