The incident reportedly befell round 5:30 pm, following which the FBI and the DHS Office of Inspector General needed to reply.
Nogales taking pictures: Gunfire involving CBP officer leaves not less than 1 injured at DeConcini Port of Entry (Pixabay/consultant)
The officer concerned within the taking pictures was not injured. The wounded suspect was taken to the hospotal.
CBP has not revealed why the taking pictures befell and why the officer opened fireplace. Subsequently, Nogales Police Department officers responded too, aiding in directing site visitors after officers closed the port’s southbound and northbound lanes. The pedestrian lanes, nevertheless, remained open.
NPD spokesperson Gerardo Batriz stated it’s nonetheless unclear how lengthy the closure would final. Southbound site visitors was being rerouted by the Mariposa Port of Entry. As of 9 pm, police tape and site visitors bars blocked automobile site visitors. The Nogales Police Department additionally cofirmed that southbound vehicular site visitors into Mexico was being rerouted to the Mariposa Port of Entry as a result of taking pictures.
Other shootings in southern Arizona this yr
Tuesday’s taking pictures was the fourth officer-involved taking pictures in southern Arizona in 2025. On April 4, a girl who was armed with a knife was gunned down after charging an Arizona DPS trooper on Interstate 10 close to Park Avenue in Tucson.
An armed man was shot lifeless on April 28 by cops after he shot at them at Tohono Chul in Oro Valley. The suspect was recognized as 31-year-old Alfred Lopez-Minor, a former worker of an unbiased restaurant on the gardens.
In the third incident, an Arizona DPS trooper was shot by a suspect close to Grand Avenue in Nogales on June 8. The suspect was taken into custody, and the trooper was taken to the hospital and ultimately launched.
