Border Patrol Agent Shot, Killed in Southern Arizona Molly Smith - Dec. 15, 2010
A Border Patrol agent was shot and killed on Tuesday night near Rio Rico after encountering several suspects, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Agent Brian Terry was killed just 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, north of Nogales. Four suspects are in custody and one is being pursued, according to a press release from Customs and Border Protection.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office are investigating.
The Nogales Border Patrol Station in the Tucson sector is the largest border patrol station in the country, according to their website. Agents are responsible for patrolling 1,100 square miles of terrain as well as 32 miles of the international border.
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NewYork Post
A US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed late Tuesday night in an encounter with "several suspects" near Rio Rico, Ariz., the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said Wednesday.
CBP identified the victim as Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry and said four suspects were in custody while one was on the run.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Terry family for their tragic loss," CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin said in a statement. "Our commitment to Agent Terry and his family is that we will do everything possible to bring to justice those responsible for this despicable act."
Officials from Border Patrol and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, along with K9 units, were searching for the suspect who remained at large, KOLD-TV reported.
Terry was shot just after 11:00pm local time Tuesday north of the border town of Nogales.
CBP, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Terry's death was a "tragic reminder of the ever-present dangers US Customs and Border Protection officers, Air & Marine and Border Patrol agents face as they protect our nation's borders."
