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Naco, Arizona Shooting: Border Patrol Agent Killed, At Least 1 Injured

Naco Arizona Shooting

First Posted: 10/02/12 10:08 AM ET Updated: 10/02/12 10:08 AM ET

Two U.S. Border Patrol Agents were shot, one fatally, in a morning gunfight in southern Arizona, according to Fox News.

The names of the agents were not immediately known, but the shootout occurred near a station in Naco.

More from the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.

The agents were shot while patrolling in Naco, Ariz., at about 1:50 a.m. MST Tuesday, according to the Border Patrol.

The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks, according to Homeland Security.

Authorities have not identified the agents who were assigned to the Naco, Ariz., station about 100 miles southeast of Tucson.

The last U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot on duty was Brian Terry, who was killed in a shootout with Mexican bandits near the border in December 2010. The shooting was later linked to the Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation.

The border patrol station in Naco was recently named after Terry.

This is a developing story. Check back for more details.

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01:53 AM on 10/03/2012
A good reason the the Border Patrol should engage in offensive fires rather than wait until they are fired upon. S/He that gets off the 1st shot usually wins.
06:30 PM on 10/02/2012
Lets try to remember that a Federal Agent was the target of an armed cartel member. This is not a poor Central American attempting to improve is lot in life. I hope that the Federal Agents in the Border areas will be able to shoot back without being prosecuted by their inferiors. Remember.."A vote is like a rifle its usefulness depends upon the character of the user."
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badman400
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04:19 PM on 10/02/2012
The give these agents "bean bag" ammo!??!?! Yet they let real guns"walk" across the border right into the hands of the very cartels who kill our border patrol agents. Wake the hell up and arm these men and give them the authority to shoot ti kill if the situation calls for it!
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02:18 PM on 10/02/2012
The Obama administration is very weak on foreign policy so I'm not surprised that this happens, and it will be worse in years to come.
01:28 PM on 10/02/2012
This is pretty hush hush on most mainstream news outlets.
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badman400
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04:22 PM on 10/02/2012
But you are right about it being hush hush on "most" MSM outlets. Surprising that HP reported it at all.
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whelaniii
11:19 AM on 10/02/2012
I wonder if they had Eric holders guns from the fast &furous
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sonny parker
01:32 PM on 10/02/2012
That would make holder guilty of felony aiding and abetting another murder of a Federal Border Agent.
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badman400
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04:20 PM on 10/02/2012
Of course they investigated themselves and in their report on themselves they were "cleared" of wrong doing. Obama and Holder should be impeached/fired and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law yesterday!!!!