Agent injured in Laredo border confrontation

BY JASON BUCH : OCTOBER 23, 2013 : Updated: October 23, 2013 11:23am

A Border Patrol agent shot and wounded two immigrants early this morning in Laredo after he was assaulted, according to the agency.
At about 2:30 a.m., agents came across a group of immigrants who had recently crossed the Rio Grande near a train yard along the river east of Laredo's downtown, said Berin Salas, special operations supervisor for Border Patrol communications in Laredo.

One of the agents was assaulted as he tried to apprehend the immigrants, and he opened fire, hitting two of them, Salas said.

“Our agent and two individuals were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries,” he said. “At this time we don't have the extent of the injuries.”

The FBI and Laredo Police Department are investigating the shooting, Salas said.

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