ICE agent's family files wrongful death claim against DOJ

◼ CBS News has learned that the family of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata has filed a claim for wrongful death against the Justice Dept. and other federal agencies. Zapata was gunned down by suspected drug cartel members in Mexico in Feb. 2011 with weapons later linked to an ATF case in the Texas area. Joining the claim is Zapata's surviving partner in the attack: Victor Avila. - Sharyl Attkisson/CBS

Background:
◼ Issa: ‘Similarities’ between Fast and Furious, sale of Texas guns that killed ICE agent - Matthew Boyle/Daily Caller
◼ Jaime Zapata’s death: One year later, still many unanswered questions - Melissa Bell/Washington Post
◼ Issa: Murdered Agent Zapata's Family Speaks Out, Demands Accountability Fast & Furious (Video) - YouTube

◼ Mexican attorney prepares civil lawsuit on Fast and Furious - David Codrea/Examiner.com

A Mexican attorney is preparing a civil lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fireams and Explosives over the Fast and Furious “gunwalking” criminal operation, the Mexican news magazine Proceso reported Tuesday. Diana Eugenia González Saldaña, “in coordination with [a legal] office in Houston, Texas, intends to take legal action…for the damage caused by the operation, whose failure has already been publicly acknowledged by the government of Barack Obama.”