US Border Patrol Agent Shoots Russian Citizen
A US Border Patrol agent shot a Russian national in the state of Arizona as the latter allegedly attempted to cross the border, Customs and Border Protection said in a release on Friday
“On Thursday, 14 November 2019, a Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent discharged his service-issued firearm in an incident near Lukeville, Arizona,” the release said. “The subject, a citizen of Russia, was transported via helicopter to a Phoenix area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.”
The border agency explained in the release that at around 7:15 p.m. a Border Patrol agent responded to a single subject suspected of illegal crossing the border.
“As the agent attempted to arrest the subject, a physical altercation ensued, and the agent discharged his firearm, striking the subject”, the release added. “The subject remains in the hospital at this time. The responding Border Patrol agent was not seriously injured in the encounter.”
The incident involving the Russian citizen is under investigation by the FBI and the CBP Use of Force Incident Team, the release concluded.
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