Border Patrol Agent Killed in Southern Arizona
Border Patrol Agent Killed in Southern Arizona
Published December 15, 2010
| FoxNews.com
TUCSON, Ariz. — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot after he encountered several suspects in southern Arizona, officials announced Wednesday.
Agent Brian Terry was killed late Tuesday near Rio Rico, Ariz., according to a statement released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.
At least four suspects are in custody and another is still being pursued.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Terry family for their tragic loss,” CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin said in a statement. “Our commitment to Agent Terry and his family is that we will do everything possible to bring to justice those responsible for this despicable act.”
The FBI and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office are investigating Terry’s death.
KOLD-TV in Tucson reports the incident occurred just after 11 p.m. Tuesday in the Peck Canyon area north of Nogales.
Prior to Terry’s death, the last fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent was on July 23, 2009, when Robert Rosas, 30, was killed by unidentified assailants while responding to suspicious activity in a known smuggling corridor near Campo, Calif., CBP officials said.
