Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot, one fatally, Tuesday morning in an area in south Arizona known as a major drug-smuggling corridor, authorities said.
The identities of the agents were not immediately released, but the shooting occurred at the Brian Terry Station near Naco, Ariz., which is just south of Tucson. The station was named after an agent who was killed in the line of duty in December 2010. The area is considered a remote part of the state and sources tell Fox News that the shooting occurred at 1:50 a.m. local time and about 8 miles from the border.
The agents who were shot were on patrol with a third agent, who was not harmed, according to George McCubbin, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing about 17,000 border patrol agents. The agents were on horseback at the time of the shooting.
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This pisses me off. Why doesn't the president, or even the governor, declare a military emergency and flood the region with military assets? I would think that would be great politics, and it would send a clear message to the bad guys in Mexico. Who knows, the crime rate on our side of the border might go down as well.
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't the president, or even the governor, declare a military emergency and flood the region with military assets? I would think that would be great politics, and it would send a clear message to the bad guys in Mexico. Who knows, the crime rate on our side of the border might go down as well.
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Barracrimes! Obama!bam! Bomb!
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