Border patrol agent injured in Texas traffic stop shooting – Washington Examiner, Washingtonexaminer.com

          

ABorder Patrol agent was wounded in a shooting while he was conducting a traffic stop in Texas, authorities announced on Saturday, adding that another agent shot and killed the suspect.

          

According to Customs and Border Protection, two agents and a Kinney County sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday night. During the traffic stop, a passenger in the vehicle fired shots at the agents, injuring one of them. The second agent killed the gunman by returning fire.

          

CBP later identified the deceased passenger as a 25 – year -old man, while the driver was identified as a 32 – year-old woman , both US citizens. The driver’s vehicle was taken into custody.

          

The wounded agent was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Neither the other agent nor the sheriff’s deputy were wounded.

                     

The FBI, the Texas Rangers, and the CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility are all investigating the incident.

          

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz offered his condolences in a Saturday tweet, writing, “Border Patrol Agents go out and do their duty each and every day despite the dangers. My prayers are with the agents involved and their families.”