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Arturo Zavala Ramos, Local Law Enforcement assigned to the U.S. Consul General Protective Detail, died on July 22, 2011, in Monterrey, Mexico. His shooting death is thought to be related to his affiliation with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

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