IRS Agent Fatally Shot During Firing Range Training

An agent with the Internal Revenue Service field office in Phoenix, Arizona, was fatally shot on Thursday during routine training at a firing range. The activities of armed IRS agents have recently drawn scrutiny from Republican lawmakers.

Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) Building in Washington on May 22, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

An agent with the Internal Revenue Service field office in Phoenix, Arizona, was fatally shot on Thursday during routine training at a firing range.

Charlotte M. Dennis, a spokesperson for the IRS Phoenix field office, confirmed special agents were participating in the exercise at a firing range when the shooting happened. She did not specify the exact circumstances of the fatal shooting.