U.S. Border Patrol agents got here beneath fireplace whereas working on the southern border from gunmen working inside Mexico, in accordance with varied officers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed to Fox News that photographs had been fired from the Mexican aspect of the El Paso, Texas sector on Wednesday afternoon. The CBP mentioned that agents had been concerned in a “use of power incident whereas responding to stories of photographs fired close to the border within the Ysleta Station space of responsibility in Texas.” Sources confirmed that CBP agents returned fireplace.
The FBI later confirmed the taking pictures in a assertion to Fox News, saying it occurred “by the Ysleta USBP Station – Lopez Gate” and that their agents are investigating it as an “assault on federal agents.”
“FBI El Paso was notified of the May 8th shooting that occurred by the Ysleta USBP Station – Lopez Gate. The FBI El Paso Violent Crime Task Force and the FBI Evidence Recovery Team were deployed to collect evidence at the crime scene.,” the FBI mentioned. “The FBI El Paso’s Violent Crime Task Force is working closely with the U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility on this assault on a federal officer investigation. As this is an ongoing investigation, no further details may be given at this time.”
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Border Patrol agents have been fired upon in a sequence of focused assaults this month, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection company mentioned. (Getty Images)
CBP mentioned that no agents had been injured through the incident and that an investigation is underway.
“There are no reported injuries at this time,” the CBP mentioned in a assertion. “The incident is under review by Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility.”
The FBI later confirmed the taking pictures, saying it occurred “by the Ysleta USBP Station – Lopez Gate.” ((Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP by way of Getty Images))
The surprising incident shouldn’t be the primary time agents have come beneath fireplace throughout a patrol.
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The CBP mentioned that this was the second incident in latest weeks.
CBP mentioned that no agents had been injured through the incident and that an investigation is underway (James Breeden for New York Post / Mega)
The incident comes as tens of 1000’s of illegal immigrants have evaded Border Patrol to date this fiscal 12 months.
According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, there have been 175,000 “known getaways,” that means unlawful immigrants who’ve evaded Border Patrol agents however have been picked up by different types of surveillance however not apprehended, for the reason that fiscal 12 months started in October.
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That means there have been a mean of almost 800 gotaways every day at the border.
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Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this report.