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1 Person in Critical Condition After Border Patrol Shooting in Arizona
The group No More Deaths said that “we condemn all acts of violence from Border Patrol; call for a thorough investigation; and demand that the victim receive continued access to medical attention.”
This is a developing story… Please check back for updates…
Authorities in Arizona confirmed that an unidentified person is in critical condition after a Tuesday morning shooting that involved US Border Patrol—which is facing mounting scrutiny for its involvement in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operations.
At around 7:30 am local time, the Santa Rita Fire District responded to the shooting near milepost 15 of West Arivaca Road in Pima County, just miles from the Border Patrol checkpoint in Amado and the US-Mexico border.
“Patient care was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center,” the fire department said in a statement. “The incident remains under active investigation by law enforcement agencies.”
The Associated Press reported that “the area is a common path for drug smugglers and migrants who illegally cross the border, so agents regularly patrol there.”
A Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) spokesperson told the Arizona Daily Star that the shooting involved a Border Patrol agent and a “suspect.”
PCSD said on social media that it is “working in coordination” with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which oversees Border Patrol.
At the FBI’s request, PCSD is leading an investigation into the agent’s use of force. The department said in a statement that “such requests are standard practice when a federal agency is involved in a shooting incident within Pima County and consistent with long-standing relationships built through time to promote transparency.”
“We ask the community to remain patient and understanding as this investigation moves forward,” the department also said. “PCSD will thoroughly examine all aspects of the incident, however, these investigations are complex and require time.”
News 4 Tucson reported that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos plans to hold a news conference at 4:00 pm.
A spokesperson for the FBI’s Phoenix office confirmed to the Daily Star that it is investigating “an alleged assault on a federal officer.”
“The subject was taken into custody,” the FBI told Fox News. “This remains an ongoing investigation. No further information will be provided.”
No More Deaths, a humanitarian aid group in the region, said that the incident “reflects a long history of violence from federal immigration enforcement. Since 2010, there have been 364 documented deadly encounters with Border Patrol. The number of deaths and disappearance due to Border Patrol enforcement is estimated to reach over 10,000.”
“In the present moment, excessive use of force from federal agents has become especially visible. This past week, Border Patrol agents shot and killed a second legal observer in Minneapolis,” the group noted. The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good have ramped up protests against Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota and demands for accountability across the country.
“As a humanitarian organization founded on the belief that all people deserve dignity, we condemn all acts of violence from Border Patrol; call for a thorough investigation; and demand that the victim receive continued access to medical attention,” said No More Deaths, which also called for the abolition of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
CBP and ICE are both part of the US Department of Homeland Security. The various shootings and other violence by DHS agents in recent months have fueled calls for the resignation or impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump.
Although the Trump administration has responded to the outrage in Minnesota by relocating a key official—the Atlantic reported Monday that “Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol ‘commander at large’ and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon”—the president said Tuesday that Noem won’t resign.
DHS violence has also complicated a congressional effort to prevent a federal government shutdown before the end of the month, given the growing number of lawmakers and people across the country demanding “no funds for ICE and Border Patrol.”
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