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Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Shot in Face Returns Fire, Wounds Suspect in NYC Park

Investigators are probing the late-night ambush that left the agent wounded in Fort Washington Park.

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Overview

  • The 42-year-old agent was sitting with a companion along the Hudson River in Fort Washington Park when two moped-riding suspects opened fire, striking him in the face.
  • After being hit, he produced his service pistol and fired two shots, wounding one of the attackers.
  • The wounded suspect arrived at a Bronx hospital and is now under police custody.
  • The agent was transported to a Harlem-area hospital for surgery and is expected to recover.
  • Federal and NYPD investigators have launched a probe into the incident as concerns grow over moped-facilitated robberies targeting officers.