US says Border Patrol agent killed in shooting
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a Border Patrol agent was killed and another was wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona.The department says the shooting happened while the agents were on duty Tuesday morning near Bisbee, Arizona.
The department says the wounded agent is being airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks.
The agents were assigned to the Naco, Arizona, station.