{"id":1400173,"date":"2026-01-27T17:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1400173&preview=true&preview_id=1400173"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:55:00","slug":"shooting-involving-border-patrol-leaves-1-in-critical-condition-near-us-mexico-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/01\/27\/shooting-involving-border-patrol-leaves-1-in-critical-condition-near-us-mexico-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border"},"content":{"rendered":"

By COLLEEN SLEVIN The Associated Press<\/p>\n

One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said.<\/p>\n

The FBI said it was \u201cinvestigating an alleged assault on a federal officer\u201d near Arivaca, Arizona, a community about 10 miles from the border. The area is a common path for drug smugglers and migrants who illegally cross the border, so agents regularly patrol there.<\/p>\n

The Santa Rita Fire District said it responded to the shooting and the person who was wounded was in custody.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatient care was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center,\u201d the fire district said.<\/p>\n

One level-one trauma center hospital in Tucson declined to release information, and The Associated Press was waiting on a response from another.<\/p>\n