Overview
- Authorities said the shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. near milepost 15 on West Arivaca Road in unincorporated Arivaca, roughly 10 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border.
- The FBI described the case as an alleged assault on a federal officer and said the subject was taken into custody.
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said his department is conducting a parallel investigation and was asked to lead the use-of-force review in coordination with FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- Santa Rita Fire District and American Medical Response provided care at the scene before a medical helicopter transported the patient to a regional trauma center in critical condition.
- Officials have not identified the person who was shot or said whether any agents were injured, while an unverified law-enforcement account reported by CBS News alleges the driver fired at a CBP helicopter and agents before agents returned fire.