Jaime Zapata
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Soldiers escort Julian Zapata Espinosa (fourth right), also known as "El Piolin," identified as a member of the Los Zetas drug cartel and the main suspect in the killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs Agent Jaime Zapata. Jesus Ivan Quesada Pena (left), Mario Dominguez Realeo, Domingo Diaz Rosas (third left) and Honduras' citizen Ruben Dario Venegas are also escorted during a presentation for the media in Mexico City on Wednesday. Agent Zapata and fellow agent Victor Avila were attacked Feb. 15 when traveling along a highway in Mexico's San Luis Potosi state. Agent Avila survived the attack. (Associated Press)

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The casket of slain Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jaime Zapata, 32, sits at the front of the Brownsville Events Center in Brownsville, Texas, Tuesday during a funeral Mass attended by more than 1,000 people. He and his partner were ambushed on the road in Mexico. (Associated Press)

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Family members of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata receive his body at the Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. He died Tuesday after gunmen ambushed his U.S. government vehicle in Mexico. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata was mortally wounded Feb. 15 during an attack near San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (Courtesy of ICE officials)