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Via The Monitor
A man attacked a Border Patrol agent Wednesday morning, wrestled away the agent’s pistol, pointed the weapon at him and squeezed the trigger. But the gun apparently jammed.
Border Patrol wouldn’t confirm details about the altercation, but a Border Patrol agent with firsthand knowledge about the incident and attorney Rey Merino, who works for National Border Council Local 3307, which represents agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector, both provided detailed accounts. Merino talked with the agent Wednesday at a local hospital.
Two Border Patrol agents stumbled upon immigrants traveling near Encino at roughly 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
A male immigrant attacked an agent during the incident, according to information provided by the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector. They wrestled over the agent’s pistol, which discharged twice during the fight.
“And he actually was able to take one of the agent’s guns away in the scuffle,” Merino said.
After taking the .40-caliber Heckler and Koch P2000 pistol, the immigrant pointed the weapon at the agent, Merino said. The weapon apparently jammed, though, and the agent recovered the pistol.
Border Patrol eventually detained eight people, including the attacker.
Agent Danny Tirado, the local Border Patrol spokesman, wouldn’t confirm any details about the fight or provide the agent’s name. Border Patrol released a statement instead.
“On March 12, 2014, RGV Sector Border Patrol agents working near Encino, Texas, attempted to apprehend eight subjects when one of the individuals attempted to wrestle away the agent’s firearm,” according to the statement. “During the scuffle, the firearm was discharged but no one was injured. No other details are available at this time. The FBI will be investigating the case.”
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