Border Patrol agent fatally shoots illegal immigrant in Texas

By Anna Giaritelli

Published May 23, 2018 10:43pm ET

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Border Patrol agent fatally shoots illegal immigrant in Texas — A Border Patrol vehicle drives past a portion of the border fence that has had a hole cut out of it in El Paso, Texas. (AP/Victor Calzada) | (AP/Victor Calzada)

A Border Patrol agent fatally shot an illegal immigrant in Rio Bravo, Texas, after being attacked by four people Wednesday afternoon, the Laredo Sector station announced this evening.

“On May 23, 2018, at approximately 12:22 p.m., a lone Border Patrol Agent responded to a report of illegal activity near a culvert by Centeno Lane in Rio Bravo, Texas where he discovered a group of illegal aliens,” according to a statement the sector issued on its mobile app.

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