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Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2015 7:02 pm
STAFF REPORT

McALLEN - A shooting reportedly involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent and three suspects occurred around 6:15 p.m., according to authorities.

Two suspects have been apprehended and authorities are still searching for one more. No descriptions have been released.
A black pickup truck crashed into a tree in the 6000 block of 36th Street, but it is unknown if it was involved in a police chase.

http://www.themonitor.com/news/local...83de560a3.html

Prayers for this agent and his family. Please post us more information when available.

W

UPDATE

Further details could not be disclosed since the incident is still under investigation, said Oscar Saldaña, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

UPDATED ARTICLE

Authorities: shots fired involving BP agent; suspects detained


Joel Martinez
A U.S. Border Patrol agent takes a suspect into custody after a shooting involving a Border Patrol agent on the corner of north 36th St. and Hummingbird Ave. Feb. 5, 2015 in McAllen. photo by joel martinez/jmartinez@themonitor.com



Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2015 7:02 pm
STAFF REPORT

McALLEN - A shooting reportedly involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent and an unknown number of suspects occurred Thursday evening, according to authorities.

Two suspects were apprehended and it is uncertain if authorities are still searching for more suspects.

A black Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed into a tree in the intersection of 36th Street and Hummingbird Avenue around 6:15 p.m., but authorities would not confirm if it was involved in a police chase.

At the scene, Border Patrol agents were seen taking a Hispanic male wearing a black baseball cap into custody.

A neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said she was outside her house with her daughter when she heard two shots fired coming from a corner house in the North McAllen neighborhood.

Police later reported that a second man was apprehended near a canal off of Ware Road, a few blocks north of the crash.

Further details would not be disclosed since the incident is still under investigation, said Oscar Saldaña, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

McAllen police were not immediately available for comment.

http://www.themonitor.com/news/local...83de560a3.html

Further details would not be disclosed since the incident is still under investigation, said Oscar Saldaña, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Yeah, I'm sure "mums" the word, since the suspects are probably illegal aliens and may be eligible for Obama Amnesty, so the government needs some quiet time to figure out if shooting Border Patrol agents while in fear of getting caught for being in the country illegally is actually a serious crime or not.

Border Patrol: No One Injured in McAllen Shooting

Several people arrested

POSTED: 09:03 AM CST Feb 06, 2015

Border Patrol: No One Injured in McAllen Shooting


Transcript
... the border patrol confirms.. no one was injured in a shooting involving an agent last night. officials say "several" people were arrested. the shooting happened around 7, near hummingbird and 35th street in mcallen. we're working to find out what led to the gunfire. border patrol officials tell us they will release more information later


MCALLEN -
U.S. Border Patrol officials confirmed no one was injured in a shooting involving an agent last night.

It happened in McAllen, near Hummingbird Avenue and 35th Street, around 7 p.m.

Border Patrol officials said several people were arrested.

CHANNEL 5 NEWS is working to find out what led to the gunfire. Border Patrol officials said they’ll release more information later this morning.


http://www.krgv.com/news/local-news/...oting/31131146