El Paso Border Patrol agent wounds one in Lower Valley shooting on Alameda Avenue

Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent was involved in a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Monday night in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials said.

The shooting in the Riverside area was under investigation by El Paso police on Monday, though police officials never disclosed that it involved the U.S. Border Patrol.

A Border Patrol statement issued Tuesday said that an agent was involved in a shooting at about 8:30 p.m. near Alameda Avenue and Midway Drive after responding to an illegal border entry made by several people.

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One person suffered a gunshot wound and was taken for treatment to a hospital, the Border Patrol said.

The shooting is under investigation by the FBI and is under review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility.

Further information on what exactly occurred was not immediately available as the investigation continued Tuesday.

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Sections of the Lower Valley have experienced spikes in border crossings, with undocumented migrants climbing over border fencing, crossing canals and sprinting across the César Chávez Border Highway.

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El Paso police lights flash at a crime scene. File art.
El Paso police lights flash at a crime scene. File art.

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