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POLICE: Alleged Human Smuggler Fires on CBP Helicopter, Border Patrol Agents Before Being Shot

Federal agents are investigating a violent confrontation along a cartel‑dominated smuggling corridor in southern Pima County, Arizona, after a Border Patrol agent was allegedly assaulted Tuesday morning, prompting agents to open fire and critically wound a suspect, according to local authorities and an unconfirmed Department of Homeland Security source. The Arizona man allegedly fired on a CBP Air and Marine Operations aircrew and ground-based Border Patrol agents before being shot.

FBI Investigating Alleged Assault on Border Patrol Agent in Arizona, Suspect Shot (Photo b

Analysis: Border Patrol Agents’ Actions in Minneapolis Shooting Will Likely Fall Within Agency’s Policy

The CBP Use of Force policy relies heavily on constitutional law, as interpreted by federal courts, that apply a standard that requires any use of force to be “objectively reasonable” at the time force is applied. That measure is determined by examining what the agent knew or perceived when he pulled the trigger, not by public opinion influenced by politicians, or by an arduous review of enhanced video or a frame-by-frame analysis hours or days later.

Analysis: Border Patrol Agent’s Actions in Minneapolis Shooting Will Likely Fall Within