{"id":2012252,"date":"2023-08-25T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smuggler-gun-violence-against-california-border-patrol-escalates-at-us-mexico-border\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:13:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:13:44","slug":"smuggler-gun-violence-against-california-border-patrol-escalates-at-us-mexico-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smuggler-gun-violence-against-california-border-patrol-escalates-at-us-mexico-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun violence against California Border Patrol escalates at US-Mexico border as smugglers become more aggressive."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsmuggler-gun-violence-against-california-border-patrol-escalates-at-us-mexico-border%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Border Patrol Agents Fired Upon While Apprehending Suspected Migrants<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u2063 recent \u200dincident, U.S. Border Patrol agents came under fire while attempting to apprehend a group of suspected migrants illegally entering the United States. This dangerous encounter highlights the escalating violence from \u2064smuggling organizations, who \u200care desperate\u2063 to continue their illicit activities\u2062 despite\u2062 the\u2062 efforts \u200cof \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Smuggling organizations are\u200d becoming\u2064 desperate and escalating their level of violence because of the \u200cwork \u2062being performed by U.S. Border\u200b Patrol agents,&#8221; said San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel. &#8220;Our agents are preventing smugglers from conducting\u200c their illicit business and this is \u2062their very dangerous response. This callous display clearly \u200bshows that smugglers do not care about the \u2062safety \u2064of migrants or law enforcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2063incident took place on August 18 in the Otay Mountain \u200bWilderness area. While trying to apprehend \u200cthe group, a Border Patrol Agent was targeted and multiple shots were\u2063 fired in their direction.<\/p>\n<h3>Related \u2063Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-mexico-border-arrests-up-by-30-percent-in-july-from-june-5476504\">US-Mexico\u2062 Border Arrests Up by\u200b 33 Percent in July From June<\/a> &#8211; 8\/19\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-border-patrol-has-seized-enough-narcotics-in-fiscal-year-2023-to-kill-over-6-billion-people-5469943\">US Border Patrol Has Seized Enough Narcotics in Fiscal Year 2023\u2064 to Kill Over 6 Billion People<\/a> \u200b &#8211; 8\/16\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional agents who \u2062responded to the area heard\u2062 gunshots and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smuggler-gun-violence-against-california-border-patrol-escalates-at-us-mexico-border\/\" title=\"Gun violence against California Border Patrol escalates at US-Mexico border as smugglers become more aggressive.\">witnessed muzzle flashes coming<\/a> \u200bfrom the vicinity of the group. Moments later,\u200d a second round of\u200b shots was fired at\u200d the agents. Fortunately, no agents were injured as they took cover while\u200b the group\u200d and the assailant\u200d retreated \u2064to Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego Sector \u200cBorder Patrol Tactical Unit was deployed to secure the area and conduct\u2064 a thorough search for suspects and\u200b weapons. However, \u200bno\u2063 firearms were found.<\/p>\n<p>In subsequent days, armed individuals were spotted climbing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multinational-operation-leads-to-arrests-of-venezuelan-brazilian-migrants-near-california-border\/\" title=\"Multinational-Operation Leads to Arrests of Venezuelan, Brazilian Migrants near California Border\">international border fence<\/a> in the same area. \u200dDespite extensive \u200csearches by\u2064 agents,\u2062 no results \u200cwere obtained. \u2063The Border Patrol\u2062 San Diego Sector \u2064is collaborating with foreign\u2063 law enforcement agencies and the Mexican government to address these incidents.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;These incidents\u2062 and individuals pose a significant\u2063 danger to agents patrolling \u200bthe \u200darea as\u200b well as migrants attempting to illegally enter,&#8221; emphasized\u200c Mr. McGurk-Daniel. &#8220;The safety of our\u200d agents and the\u200b safety of migrants remains \u2064paramount. We remain vigilant in the face of escalating\u200b threats and danger, and we will work to identify and neutralize these\u200d risks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Border Patrol agents in Otay Mesa, California, were shot at while attempting to detain suspected migrants illegally entering the country. 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