An Avelo Airlines jet that has been painted all white and is used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Air Operations at Mesa Gateway Airport for deportation and detainee transfers. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror
An airplane used for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation efforts was hit by a stray bullet last week during a shootout between Mesa police officers and a suspect at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
ICE officials said the stray bullet didn’t impact the aircraft’s ability to fly, and it isn’t clear who fired the bullet that struck the plane…