800 pounds of pot found in truck of man shot by agent
By Dale Quinn
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.26.2007
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office on Friday identified a suspected drug smuggler who was shot and injured by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Thursday afternoon.
Ramon Davalos-Lopez, 41, an illegal entrant, was shot east of Douglas after he fled from authorities in a stolen vehicle loaded with more than 800 pounds of marijuana, said Carol Capas, a Cochise County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman.
The shooting occurred about 1:45 p.m.
Agents from ICE and the Border Patrol, along with the Douglas Police Department, observed Davalos-Lopez in a pickup truck while investigating a drug-smuggling organization, said Vincent Picard an ICE spokesman.
Davalos-Lopez noticed he was under surveillance and fled, Picard said.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s department, Davalos-Lopez sped and drove erratically through residential areas and school zones, so authorities attempted to use a spike-strip to deflate the truck’s tires and stop him. Afterward, Davalos-Lopez continued to drive threateningly toward patrol vehicles and agents.
An ICE agent, whose name has not been released, was able to position himself in front of the truck while Border Patrol agents were behind it. After determining Davalos-Lopez still posed a threat to law enforcement, he fired, according to the release.
Davalos-Lopez was shot in the right arm and taken to a Tucson hospital, the release says.
He was later arrested by ICE agents after authorities found more than 800 pounds of marijuana in the truck.
“This is the third incident in four days in which this drug organization has resorted to ramming law enforcement vehicles in order to escape,â€