Person in critical condition after CBP-involved shooting in Arizona
A person is in critical condition after a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents near Arivaca, Arizona, about 10 miles from the U.S.–Mexico border. Local authorities say the incident occurred in a rural area; few details were available and Tucson police deferred to Customs and Border Protection for more facts. A Tucson police scanner reported the individual suffered three gunshot wounds, and the Santa Rita fire District said the injured person was arrested and airlifted to a regional trauma center. The Washington Examiner and the Associated Press reported the developments; CBP had been contacted for comment. The shooting comes shortly after two other high-profile incidents involving federal immigration officers in minneapolis earlier this month.
Person in critical condition after CBP-involved shooting in Arizona
Officials say one person is in critical condition after a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Local officials said the shooting took place in Arivaca, Arizona, a town 10 miles from the border, the Associated Press reported. Few details about the shooting were available early Tuesday afternoon.
The Tucson Police Department told the Washington Examiner that the shooting took place in a rural area, but deferred further information to Customs and Border Protection.
A Tucson police scanner reported that one person suffered three gunshot wounds.
The Washington Examiner reached out to CBP for comment.
The Santa Rita Fire District told the Associated Press that it responded to the shooting, and the injured person was arrested.
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“Patient care was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center,” the fire district said.
The shooting occurred after two high-profile shootings by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis earlier this month.
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