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| US border patrol agent shot dead in Arizona near Mexico line | US border patrol agent shot dead in Arizona near Mexico line |
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| A US border patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in Arizona near the US-Mexico line, according to the border patrol. | A US border patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in Arizona near the US-Mexico line, according to the border patrol. |
| The agents were shot while patrolling on horseback in Naco, Arizona, at about 1.50am local time Tuesday, the border patrol said in a statement. | The agents were shot while patrolling on horseback in Naco, Arizona, at about 1.50am local time Tuesday, the border patrol said in a statement. |
| The agents who were shot were on patrol with a third agent, who was not harmed, according to George McCubbin, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing about 17,000 agents. | The agents who were shot were on patrol with a third agent, who was not harmed, according to George McCubbin, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing about 17,000 agents. |
| McCubbin said he had no further information on the shooting. | McCubbin said he had no further information on the shooting. |
| The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks. He is in surgery and expected to recover, McCubbin said. | The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks. He is in surgery and expected to recover, McCubbin said. |
| Authorities have not identified the agents, who were assigned to the Naco station, about 100 miles south-east of Tucson. | Authorities have not identified the agents, who were assigned to the Naco station, about 100 miles south-east of Tucson. |
| The last agent fatally shot on duty was Brian Terry, who was killed in a shoot-out with Mexican bandits near the border in December 2010. The shooting was later linked to the Operation Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation. | The last agent fatally shot on duty was Brian Terry, who was killed in a shoot-out with Mexican bandits near the border in December 2010. The shooting was later linked to the Operation Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation. |
| The border patrol station in Naco was recently named after Terry. | The border patrol station in Naco was recently named after Terry. |
| The FBI and Cochise County sheriff's office, which are investigating the shooting, did not immediately return calls Tuesday morning. | The FBI and Cochise County sheriff's office, which are investigating the shooting, did not immediately return calls Tuesday morning. |
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