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PBS program about Marine shooting a must-see
By Mike Hughes - Gannett News Service
In 1997, Marines were sent to the Mexican border, seeking drug smugglers. Then things went terribly wrong.
“The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez,” which debuted July 8 on PBS, tells the story of Hernandez, a high school student, who was killed while herding his family’s goats. With his hunting rifle, he fired two shots in the direction of four Marines; a Marine shot back and killed him.
Marines said they were acting in self-defense; locals said Hernandez probably didn’t even see the camouflaged men, more than 200 yards away.
Director Kieran Fitzgerald has carefully crafted this hour, showing empathy for both sides. All of the Marines — except the shooter, who declined to speak — are interviewed. For at least one, life crumbled afterward.
MUST-SEE: “The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez”
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