Esequiel Zeke Hernandez

Esequiel "Zeke" Hernandez Jr., an 18-year-old American high school student, was tragically killed on May 20, 1997, by United States Marines in Redford, Texas, which is located approximately one mile from the United States�Mexico border. Hernandez was herding goats when he was shot by the Marines, who were on a drug patrol and heavily camouflaged in ghillie suits. The Marines observed Hernandez from a distance of approximately 200 yards and tracked him for about 20 minutes before one of them, Cle ...Read More

The Big Bend Sentinel: The Big Bend Sentinel & Presidio International remember Esequiel Hernandez, 25 years after his death � The Big Bend Sentinel