WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
The agents were involved in a shooting on duty near Bisbee, Ariz., on early Tuesday, the department said.
The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks, according to the department.
The agents were assigned to the Naco, Ariz., station about 100 miles southeast of Tucson.
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The agents were involved in a shooting on duty near Bisbee, Ariz., on early Tuesday, the department said.
The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks, according to the department.
The agents were assigned to the Naco, Ariz., station about 100 miles southeast of Tucson.
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