There's limited information available on it at this time, but there was a shooting incident in Pima County, Arizona, on Tuesday morning involving the U.S. Border Patrol, with reports indicating that one person was injured.
Tucson station KVOA reports that emergency responders from the Santa Rita Fire Department and American Medical Response arrived on scene at around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and found one individual in critical condition. That individual is said to be "in custody."
Per the report, officials have confirmed that the shooting involved a Border Patrol agent.
Immediate medical care was provided before the patient was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center.
The incident is already under investigation.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) Criminal Investigation Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are assisting in the investigation.
PCSD is conducting a parallel investigation and is leading the use-of-force investigation involving the agent, officials said.
In the wake of the shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent(s) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday, there will undoubtedly be added scrutiny of the situation.
As this is a developing story, RedState will provide additional updates as warranted.
Update - 11:10 PM Eastern:
We now know more about the individual reportedly shot by Border Patrol agents in Pima County, Arizona, on Tuesday. According to federal authorities, the man shot was 34-year-old Patrick Gary Schlegel, who had an active arrest warrant and fired upon federal agents.
U.S. Border Patrol shot a man with an active arrest warrant after he fired at federal agents Tuesday during a foot chase near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said.
The man, identified by federal authorities as Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34, escaped from a facility in December while serving a 36-month sentence for human smuggling, according to court documents.
Border Patrol agents recognized Schlegel’s vehicle Tuesday and tried to stop him, Heith Janke, special agent in charge at the FBI’s Phoenix bureau, said at a news conference. He said Schlegel ran and fired at a Customs and Border Protection helicopter.
The agents returned fire, Janke said.