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Border Patrol agent shot several times while responding to sensor alert

By Anna Giaritelli
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Border Patrol agent shot several times while responding to sensor alert

A Border Patrol agent who was shot while on duty Tuesday has been identified as a 21-year veteran of the federal agency based out of the Tucson Sector in Arizona.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Wednesday the unnamed agent was shot around 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time while responding to a sensor report of foot activity near Ruby Road and Chimney Canyon, just south of Arivaca, Ariz. It is a rural and mountainous area a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico boundary.

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