A suspect sought in connection with an alleged human trafficking incident was shot during an exchange of gunfire with U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona on Tuesday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred early Tuesday morning in Arivaca, located approximately 10 miles from the border, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.
Border Patrol agents were attempting to make a traffic stop on a vehicle when the passengers and vehicle “fled,” Nanos said. An agent located the vehicle later that morning and attempted to make a second traffic stop, he said.
“When they made that traffic stop, the lone occupant, the driver, fled on foot,” Nanos said during a press briefing on Tuesday. “The Border Patrol agent chased after him on foot. Shortly thereafter, shots were fired from the suspect and the agent returned fire.”
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During the incident, the suspect shot at a “manned CBP helicopter,” according to Heith Janke, special agent in charge of the FBI Phoenix division…