Shots fired at border agents in Washington

Shots reportedly fired at border agents in Washington

Published April 02, 2013
Associated Press

SUMAS, Wash. – The U.S. Border Patrol reportedly has one man in custody and is searching for a second armed suspect in an area along the U.S.-Canadian border where authorities believe agents have the man surrounded.
The Bellingham Herald reportshttp://global.fncstatic.com/static/v...ernal-link.png the Whatcom County sheriff's office was first alerted to the situation at a logging trail near Sumas, Wash., at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday after the pair reportedly fired gunshots when border agents tried to approach them.
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Police Constable Ian MacDonald says the incident happened on the U.S. side of the border near Canada's Huntingdon border crossing.
He says one of the suspects was taken into custody and Canadian police were told the second may have made his way into Canada.
MacDonald says police have set up road blocks and a helicopter is scouring the area on each side of the border.








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Gunshots fired in search for drug smuggling suspect east of Sumas


http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/.../PC/Basic/AT/A Written by Caleb Hutton | The Bellingham Herald | April 2, 2013


See below for update.
U.S. Border Patrol had one man in custody and an armed suspect contained to a tight perimeter at a logging trail near Reese Hill and Heady roads Tuesday morning, April 2, after the pair reportedly fired gunshots when border agents tried to approach them.
The sheriff’s office was first alerted to the situation at 9:20 a.m. According to unconfirmed police scanner traffic, border agents had been watching the men for a while, and when they tried to “make contact,” they heard gunshots.

Gunfire east of Sumas. Border Patrol has a suspected drug runner in custody. Now chasing another suspect. maps.google.com/maps?q=heady+r…
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013

Scanner: The suspect is a black man wearing camouflage. He has a holstered handgun. Sheriff’s office keeping an eye out.
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013

Border Patrol agents don’t know if the gunshots were directed at anyone or if they were fired into the air.
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013

Two K-9s, border helicopter, sheriff’s deputies, border agents swarming area around Reese Hill & Heady. Setting up a perimeter.
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013

#Abbotsford Police are responding to assist Canadian Border Patrol after a border jumper fired shots while being chased by Officers
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) April 2, 2013

The logging road is an 8-mile drive from Sumas. Over the radio, dispatchers said border agents had recovered a backpack from the scene.

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Update at 10:50 a.m. The U.S. Border Patrol public affairs office declined to release any information.

Border Patrol: Can’t release any info right now. Can’t say if he’s still at-large. (But scanner traffic suggests a very active K-9 track.)
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013

Scanner: Border patrol, sheriff’s office “bushwacking” through the woods in manhunt for drug smuggler.
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013

Scent’s hot, K-9 officer tells chopper pilot. “The dog’s taking off. Omaha, come west. Come west. … We’re heading toward the clear cut.”
— Bellingham Crime (@bhamcrime) April 2, 2013
　
　
　
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Man who shot at Border Patrol agents captured in Canada

by KING 5 News
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Updated today at 10:05 AM

Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo said the suspect who reportedly fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents on Tuesday has been captured.

The suspect was taken into custody into Canada.

The manhunt stretched overnight at the Canadian border after shots were fired at U.S. Border Patrol agents near the crossing at Sumas.

Law enforcement on both sides of the border searched for the a man who fired on a pair of agents.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bord...201276691.html

Subject Arrested for Firing Shots at U.S. Border Patrol Agents

(Wednesday, April 03, 2013)
Sumas, Wash. — At approximately 4:20 a.m., Abbotsford Police Department in British Columbia, Canada apprehended an individual suspected of firing a weapon at U.S. Border Patrol agents in the area of Columbia Valley, Wash.

“I would like to thank our law enforcement partners both locally and in Canada who assisted during the search,” said Blaine Sector Chief John Bates. “This incident is a perfect example of the bi-national law enforcement partnerships, dedication and support required on a daily basis in securing our nation’s borders and local communities.”

On April 2, 2013, at approximately 9:10 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Sumas station encountered a pair of camouflaged subjects carrying backpacks in the Columbia Valley area, east of the town of Sumas. One of the subjects fired a weapon and fled into the woods. The other individual was apprehended. Two backpacks were recovered at the scene that that contained 58.2 pounds of an amphetamine-based product.

Border Patrol agents, along with other federal, state, local and Canadian law enforcement personnel initiated a search for the second subject. The Abbotsford Police Department received information concerning the subject’s location this morning, and apprehended the suspect at a residence located in Abbotsford, B.C. Canada.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
　
　
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