By JASON RYAN and PIERRE THOMASA U.S. Border Patrol Agent was shot and killed early today near Naco, Arizona, and a second agent was wounded by gunmen suspected to be drug traffickers.
The agents were part of a three man patrol in the area and were responding to a motion detection sensor before they encountered gunfire, according to Homeland Security officials. Authorities did not know if the agents returned fire, the agent who was wounded was transported by helicopter to a local hospital.
"Border Patrol agents on patrol in Naco, Ariz., were involved in a shooting Tuesday at 1:50 a.m." U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. "One agent died from his injuries and another, who sustained non-life threatening wounds, was airlifted to a hospital."
The third agent was unharmed, officials said.
The last Border Patrol agent shot and killed along the border was Brian Terry, who was killed by bandits in a rugged part of the U.S.-Mexico border. The guns that killed Terry were linked to a disastrous gun trafficking operation run by the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms bureau in Arizona called Operation Fast and Furious.
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