Border Patrol Agent Fires Back, Kills Gunman in New Mexico

A U.S. Border Patrol agent apprehends illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into Penitas, Tex., on March 21, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a gunman who opened fire on Border Patrol agents about a mile from the border with Mexico.

Two agents were patrolling the 1200 block of McNutt Road of Sunland Park, New Mexico, when they encountered a group of four people at around 6 a.m. on Nov. 4, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement.