Border officer shoots driver; Arizona port of entry closes
UPDATE: (12 A.M.)
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations Officer was involved in a shooting incident on Thursday, at approximately 7 p.m., according to CBP. The shooting occurred at the Port of Nogales, DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Ariz.
CBP said a CBP Officer conducting outbound operations at the port attempted to stop a vehicle before exiting the country. The vehicle fled south, subsequently stopping several yards into Mexico. During this encounter, the officer discharged his firearm.
The driver of the vehicle sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to an area hospital in Nogales, Sonora. The officer was not injured.
CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility and Homeland Security Investigations are currently involved in the ongoing investigation. Further details will be provided as they become available.
UPDATE (10:57 P.M.)
The outbound lanes at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing are now open.
This story is developing. Stay with us as we gather more information.
ORIGINAL STORY
The mayor of Nogales, Arizona, says a port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border is temporarily closed after a customs officer shot and killed a southbound driver who refused to stop.
Mayor Arturo Garino tells the Arizona Daily Star that he was told the shooting took place after the truck tried to run over the officer Thursday night.
The truck’s momentum then carried it onto the Mexican side of the buffer zone between the two countries.
Officers of the Mexican equivalent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection reportedly surrounded the truck and discovered the driver dead.
Mexican authorities told the Nogales International newspaper that two men were in the truck and the passenger was arrested.
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