A shooting early Tuesday involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona left one person in critical condition.
The wounded person is in custody, the Santa Rita Fire District told Tucson’s KVOA.
Emergency responders provided first aid at the scene, and the individual was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center.
There was no immediate information on the person’s identity, and the circumstances that led to the shooting were not clear.
Also unclear was whether any federal agents were injured.
The incident occurred in Arivaca, Arizona, an unincorporated community that sits about 10 miles above the southern border.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting in coordination with the FBI Phoenix-Tucson office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a statement. The sheriff’s office will lead the use-of-force investigation involving the agent.
“Such requests are standard practice when a federal agency is involved in a shooting incident within Pima County and consistent with long-standing relationships built through time to promote transparency,” the department said.
Federal agents have been in Arivaca’s largest neighboring city, Tucson, for weeks, with reports of agents breaking windows and arresting people, according to local news outlets.
On Saturday, the Tucson Police Department described “heightened concerns about the presence of federal agencies conducting operations,” recognizing that the activities cause “uncertainty.”
Tuesday’s shooting follows weeks of civil unrest in Minnesota, where two people were killed by federal officers amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
The shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both 37, evolved into full-blown riots and a political crisis for President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
