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Feds probe border agent’s fatal shooting of man SW of Tucson
Source: Arizona Daily Star
A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man Sunday in the Baboquivari Mountains on the Tohono O’odham Nation, federal officials confirmed today.
The incident occurred at about mid-day Sunday when an agent encountered a group who had crossed the border illegally, agency spokesman Victor Brabble said via email.
A struggle occurred during the incident, leading to the agent shooting one member of the group.
... Sunday’s incident was the third fatal shooting by a Border Patrol agent in the Tucson Sector since Oct. 2.
Read more: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/feds-probe-border-agent-s-fatal-shooting-of-man-sw/article_92129ca2-3e6d-11e2-be52-0019bb2963f4.html