A DEA agent was killed, another was wounded along with a Tucson police officer in a gunfight Monday morning aboard an Amtrak train that stopped in Tucson, officials say. Meanwhile, Tucson police say, one suspect was killed and another is in custody.Β It occurred during a drug operation involving the Counter Narcotics Interdiction squad, a multi-agency group that often conducts routine drug sweeps on trains and other transportation facilities.
Photos: Gunfight on train in Tucson leaves DEA agent, suspect dead
- Arizona Daily Star
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Amtrak Shooting in Tucson
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UpdatedRebecca Sasnett
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