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DOUGLAS - Authorities say an illegal immigrant was shot and killed after he attacked a U.S. Border Patrol agent with rocks in southern Arizona.
Border Patrol spokesman Omar Candelaria says the shooting happened Monday morning after the agent and his dog encountered the man in the area of "D" Hill just outside of Douglas. The man assaulted the agent with rocks and the agent shot back.
The man died while being transported to a local hospital.
Candelaria says the agent also was taken to the hospital but has since been released.
The names of the agent and the man were not immediately released.
The incident is being investigated by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the Border Patrol.
DOUGLAS - Authorities say an illegal immigrant was shot and killed after he attacked a U.S. Border Patrol agent with rocks in southern Arizona.
Border Patrol spokesman Omar Candelaria says the shooting happened Monday morning after the agent and his dog encountered the man in the area of "D" Hill just outside of Douglas. The man assaulted the agent with rocks and the agent shot back.
The man died while being transported to a local hospital.
Candelaria says the agent also was taken to the hospital but has since been released.
The names of the agent and the man were not immediately released.
The incident is being investigated by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the Border Patrol.