Category: Breaking News

Breaking News: More details are emerging about the context of the Pretti shooting. According to the AP, DHS has told Congress that 2 federal officers fired shots. The claim that their officers had been trying to take Pretti, who was resisting, into custody. During the struggle, a Border Patrol agent yelled “He’s got a gun!” multiple times. At which point one Border Patrol and and a CBP officer each fired their weapons. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/dhs-tells-congress-2-federal-officers-fired-shots-during-encounter-that-killed-alex-pretti

Breaking news from AP… scant details: Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border: ARIVACA, Ariz. (AP) — 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 Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it was working with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to the shooting in Arivaca, Arizona, a community about 10 miles from the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI did not immediately respond to emails and telephone calls seeking more information.

– Valerie Whittier