Border Patrol agent fires shots at man allegedly holding gun in Mexico
By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 10/23/2008 05:36:50 PM MDT


EL PASO - A U.S. Border Patrol agent fired gunshots at a man in Mexico who pointed a handgun at him during an immigrant smuggling attempt Wednesday evening along the Rio Grande in the Riverside area in the Lower Valley, officials said Thursday.
The shooting is under investigation and there were no known injuries, Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said.

On Wednesday evening, Border Patrol agents were responding to a group making an illegal crossing when the suspected smuggler ran back to Mexico where he was joined by another person and they began throwing rocks at the agents, Mosier said.

"The smuggler took position behind a small tree, pointed a handgun and yelled he was going to kill them," Mosier said. The agent then fired three rounds from his service-issued handgun, according to the preliminary investigation.


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