Texas National Guardsman dies while trying to save drowning migrants. His family wants answers.
Bishop Evans was assigned to the Operation Lone Star border security initiative.
ByMireya Villarreal, Armando Garcia, Tenzin Shakya, and Amanda Su
June 23, 2022, 4:51 PM
Operation Lone Star under scrutiny after Texas guardsman death
ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on the internal backlash to Operation Lone Star targeting southern border crossings after one National Guardsman lost his life.
When she opened the door that one day in April, Sgt. Bishop Evans’ aunt, Felisha Pullen, said she knew instantly that her family’s worst fears had been realized. The 22-year-old Bishop they knew and loved was dead.
“The military doesn't show up without the soldier, if they know where the soldier is,” Pullen said.
Evans, a sergeant with the Texas National Guard, died while assigned to Operation Lone Star, a border security joint initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2021 to curb the influx of migrants entering the U.S. Abbott has dispatched thousands of state troopers and service members to dozens of counties near the border, with authorization to arrest migrants on trespassing charges if they are caught on private property in Val Verde and Kinney counties.
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