Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border
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Authorities say a man who was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter. The FBI said agents returned fire, striking the man and wounded him.
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Authorities say a man who was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter. The FBI said agents returned fire, striking the man and wounded him.
A man who was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter, authorities said.
ARIVACA, Ariz. -- A man who authorities say was involved in a smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was involved in a shooting on Tuesday morning that left a suspected smuggler shooting at them in critical condition, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m.
