Border Patrol agent shoots Russian allegedly trying to sneak into US
A Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a Russian citizen who appeared to be trying to enter the United States illegally from Mexico, the Border Patrol said.
The agent was trying to arrest the man just after 7:15 p.m. on the U.S.-Mexico border east of Lukeville, Ariz., Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement.
"As the agent attempted to arrest the subject, a physical altercation ensued, and the agent discharged his firearm, striking the subject," CBP said.
A border fence in Nogales, Ariz. A Border Patrol agent shot a Russian citizen allegedly attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday. (iStock)
The agency said the injured man was flown to a Phoenix hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The border agent was not harmed.
The FBI and the CBP Use of Force Incident Team are investigating the shooting.
-Justin Thyme- Two cents worth of opinion. Sounds to me like an illegal alien tried to pull 'A Crazy Ivan' maneuver on the wrong U.S. Border Agent. When we say no illegal aliens we don't just mean Latinos. It means all illegal aliens. Well, while they are recovering in the hospital, try filling out claims of asylum and we will look at it. After all you left Russia. Hell, I would leave there too! But no 100% guarantees of asylum mind you!
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