Thread: Arizona deputy shot by suspected illegal immigrant

God, Please let him be ok...saying my prayers for him and his family.

Originally Posted by USPatriot

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

This is just the begining because nothing is going to stop these criminals from invading our country. How many more have to be victimized before our useless President does something about this?

The Dems including Obama are with holding Border Security until we surrender to AMNESTY.

His blood is on Obama and Janets hands!! How can they sleep at night knowing they are totally ignoring that border and those officiers down there fighting this! They are criminals and aiding and abetting illegal activity.

Article above has been updated and there is live video stream at the source link.


LIVE: Pinal deputy shot by suspected illegal immigrant
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Apr. 30, 2010 04:30 PM
Republic staff .



A Pinal County Sheriff's deputy was shot in the stomach Friday after a traffic stop on Interstate 8, according sheriff's officials.

Authorities said the deputy was shot by a suspected undocumented immigrant and at least two suspects were being sought.

The deputy apparently pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 8 near Arizona 84 at about 4:30 p.m. Friday.

When the deputy approached the vehicle, he was shot in the stomach, said Lt. Tamatha Villar, spokesperson for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. He radioed dispatch to say he had been shot but could not be found when authorities arrived at the scene.

The deputy was located more than an hour later and taken to the Casa Grande Medical Center for treatment. His condition was not available.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office dispatched a helicopter and members of its SWAT team to Pinal County to assist in the case, said MCSO Lt. Brian Lee. Lee said at 5:45 p.m. there were reports over the police scanner that suspects were shooting at a police helicopter. Lee did not know which agency was operating the helicopter.

The Border Patrol has sent agents to assist the Pinal County Sheriff's Office with the investigation, said Mario Escalante, a Border Patrol spokesman assigned to the Tucson sector.

"We are headed out to assist," he said.

Escalante said he had no further details about the shooting.

The nearest Border Patrol station in the area is located in Casa Grande.

www.azcentral.com

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http://www.alipac.us/article-5210--0-0.html

Arizona Deputy Shot By Alleged Illegal Immigrants
KTLA News
6:15 PM PDT, April 30, 2010

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- Authorities in southern Arizona have found a deputy wounded in a shootout with suspected drug smugglers after a frantic hour-long desert search.

The Pinal County deputy reported he had been shot in the abdomen while patrolling a remote desert area often used by drug- and human-smugglers from Mexico, Pinal County sheriff's Lt. Tammy Villar said.

She said authorities believe he was shot with a AK-47.

The deputy was airlifted to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known, Villar said.

Villar says the deputy was doing smuggling interdiction work and found bales of marijuana in the desert.

He then encountered five suspected illegal immigrants, two armed with rifles, and was shot.

Pinal County is located between Phoenix and Tuscon and has been described as a key transit point for illegal immigrants.

An estimated 80 percent of illegal immigrants pass through Pinal County along the way to other locations.

Deputies in the department routinely patrol for illegal immigrants and smugglers, and it's not uncommon for them to be in the field alone, officials said.

The shooting comes as Arizona grapples with backlash over its enactment of a tough new law targeting illegal immigration.

Civil rights activists concerned the law will lead to racial profiling have called for a boycott of the state.

The law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer last week is supported by many in the state, which has become a major gateway for drug smuggling and human trafficking from Mexico.

Its passage came amid increasing anger in Arizona about violence, drug smugglers, drop houses and other problems caused by poor border security.
Copyright © 2010, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles

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At the azcentral link above there is live streaming from a helicopter right now, not sure exactly what is going on but appears they have someone in their sight.

My Regards to the Deputy. Get em!

A Penal Co. Sheriffs Deputy was on the CBS News tonight defending the new Law in AZ.

I wonder if it could the Deputy who got shot.

Well,,, Is it open season on illegals yet???
Last time I was in Oregon, coyotes had a 27 dollar bounty, But had to bring in the ears and tail,, Do they mean both buttcheeks or will one suffice?
Hope the LEO is ok.
LW

On the live feed just now it was stated they may have found some suspects hiding under the brush.

Turned out to be a fellow officer. Stated at 10:20 EDT