A Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a suspected narcotics smuggler Monday morning along the Arizona-New Mexico border.
The agent fired his service-issued sidearm during a struggle with a suspect around 10:45 a.m. The shooting came as agents were tracking an undisclosed number of suspects who fled a vehicle containing narcotics in a remote area east of Apache, the Border Patrol said in a news release.
First responders provided emergency medical treatment to the suspect, who was flown to an area hospital, the Border Patrol said.
The agency is still gathering information on the incident. More information will be released as it becomes available.
The shooting happened east of Arizona 80 near Skeleton Canyon, according to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, which responded to a request for assistance from the Border Patrol around 11:20 a.m. The shooting site is in New Mexico, the agency said.
The Hidalgo County, New Mexico, Sheriff's Office has been notified of the incident.
