CBP agent’s car struck by rock while chasing smugglers

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The U.S. Border Patrol agent’s vehicle involved in an incident that resulted in a rollover crash of a suspected smuggling vehicle that killed two people on Sunday in West El Paso was hit by rocks during the incident.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

During the incident, which happened on Sunday evening, Oct. 12, near the intersection of Executive Center Boulevard and Paisano Drive, the agent’s vehicle windshield was struck by a rock. However, the agent was not injured, CBP said…

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