US EditionPerson in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
- On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said one person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arivaca, Arizona, and found in custody in critical condition, officials said.
- Following deadly shootings in Minneapolis and elsewhere, federal immigration officers have shot 12 people since September, including recent killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
- Emergency crews from SRFD and American Medical Response arrived around 7:30 a.m., treated the wounded person, and transferred care to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center.
- The Pima County Sheriff's Department said it's working with the FBI and CBP, and PCSD will lead the use-of-force investigation involving the agent while Border Patrol officers remained on scene.
- With key details withheld by authorities, officials have not released the unknown individual’s name or said if they were a target, and the shooting occurred near milepost 15 of West Arivaca Road, about 60 miles southwest of Tucson.
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Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Assaulted Near Arizona Border, Suspect Shot And In Critical Condition
A person accused of assaulting a federal officer near the border was shot during an encounter with Border Patrol agents and was reported in critical condition.
In the south of the U.S. another firearm incident occurred on Tuesday. According to reports, a person was shot. Her condition is critical.
By Holmes Lybrand, Alisha Ebrahimji and Elise Hammond, CNN A suspect is in critical condition after exchanging shots with U.S. Border Patrol agents and shooting a federal helicopter during a chase in Arizona, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday morning, according to a federal law enforcement source. Federal agents were attempting to stop a van near Arivaca, Arizona, shortly after 7 a.m. local time, according to the source. The person in the veh…
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BizTocPerson in critical condition after shooting involving Border Patrol near U.S.-Mexico border
One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said. The Santa Rita Fire District said it responded to the shooting and the person who was wounded was in custody.
One Person in Critical Condition Following Border Patrol-Involved Shooting in Arizona
One individual is in critical condition following a Border Patrol-involved shooting in Pima County, Arizona on Tuesday morning. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department was called into the federal investigation on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the department told The Daily Signal. “The FBI office out of Phoenix gave us a call to do our own parallel investigation into an officer’s use of force,” the spokesperson added. Local NBC News affiliate New…
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