LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The Latest on a shooting at a checkpoint on Interstate 25 in southern New Mexico (all times local):
11 a.m.
Authorities say a driver is undergoing treatment at a hospital after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents at an immigration checkpoint in southern New Mexico.
Customs and Border Protection confirmed Monday that the driver involved in the Sunday evening shooting remains alive and hospitalized but said no additional information was immediately available regarding his specific injuries, condition, name and age.
Customs and Border Protection says the shooting occurred at a checkpoint on Interstate 25 in the Las Cruces area as agents questioned the driver after he was referred to a secondary inspection.
According to the agency, agents returned fire after the driver brandished a handgun and fired one shot toward the agents.
CBP says the incident is under investigation by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the FBI and state authorities.
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7:25 a.m.
Federal officials said a driver was transported to a hospital after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents at an immigration checkpoint in southern New Mexico.
The specific injuries, condition, name and age of the male driver involved in the shooting Sunday evening at a checkpoint on Interstate 25 in Las Cruces were not immediately released.
Customs and Border Protection says shooting occurred as agents questioned the driver after he was referred to a secondary inspection.
According to the agency, agents returned fire after the driver brandished a handgun and fired one shot toward the agents.
CBP says the incident is under investigation by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the FBI and state authorities.
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