A Customs and Border Protection officer shot a driver who refused to stop at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The incident took place at the Port of Nogales, DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Arizona.
The port of entry was shut down to traffic going into Mexico for hours after the shooting before fully reopening. The Nogales Police Department announced the partial closure, saying it was “due to an emergency.”
The driver of the truck was reportedly shot in the head and later died; the passenger was unharmed but was arrested.
By Friday morning, “things are business as usual” at the port of entry, Tuscon News Now reporter Vicki Karr said.
Female Border Patrol Agent Killed
A female Border Patrol agent who had worked for the agency since 2003 was killed in Texas the line of duty earlier in February.Donna Doss, 49, was in Abilene at 8:50 p.m. on Feb. 2 responding to a call for assistance from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper on a frontage road.
While on the scene, she was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. Doss was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation into the crash was launched.
Doss is survived by her husband, father, mother, two stepchildren, a sister, and two brothers.
Del Rio Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak said that the loss of Doss is difficult.
“Last night, while on duty, United States Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss lost her life in Abilene, Texas. Agent Doss of Class 569 served for nearly 16 years. On behalf of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), my deepest condolences go out to her family and loved ones,” added CBP Commissioner Keven McAleenan in a statement.
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