Statement by Secretary Johnson on the Death of Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega

The following press release was published by the US Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 5, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, who was killed in South Texas on Sunday evening while off-duty. Agent Vega was based at the Kingsville Station of the Rio Grande Valley sector. He was a devoted husband and father, a Marine Corps veteran, and a proud member of the United States Border Patrol. He loved his country and served as a Border Patrol Agent for more than six years. DHS continues to support the investigation into his death in close collaboration with federal, state, and local law enforcement.

Source: US Department of Homeland Security