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Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

by COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press
| January 27, 2026 12:55 PM

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.

The FBI said it was “investigating an alleged assault on a federal officer” 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.

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