US EditionPerson in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
- On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said one person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arivaca, Arizona, and found in custody in critical condition, officials said.
- Following deadly shootings in Minneapolis and elsewhere, federal immigration officers have shot 12 people since September, including recent killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
- Emergency crews from SRFD and American Medical Response arrived around 7:30 a.m., treated the wounded person, and transferred care to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center.
- The Pima County Sheriff's Department said it's working with the FBI and CBP, and PCSD will lead the use-of-force investigation involving the agent while Border Patrol officers remained on scene.
- With key details withheld by authorities, officials have not released the unknown individual’s name or said if they were a target, and the shooting occurred near milepost 15 of West Arivaca Road, about 60 miles southwest of Tucson.
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Suspected human smuggler shot after firing at Border Patrol near Arizona–Mexico border
A suspected human smuggler was shot and wounded after opening fire on U.S. Border Patrol agents during a pursuit near the Arizona-Mexico border, according to officials. The incident occurred earlier Tuesday in a rural area south of Tucson, near the town of Arivaca. Border Patrol agents attempted to stop a vehicle linked to a human smuggling investigation when the sole occupant fled on foot, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said during a briefing.…
Suspected human smuggler critically wounded by Border Patrol agent south of Tucson
The scene near Arivaca south of Tucson after a man was shot by a Border Patrol agent on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.com)A34-year-old man remains hospitalized after he was shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday just south of Arivaca Road, about 22 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Patrick Gary Schlegel, a Sahuarita resident, was shot after a chase involving a Border Patrol helicopter and…
U.S. local authorities have confirmed that a person is in critical condition after being shot during an incident with Border Patrol agents in the town of Arivaca, Arizona, near the border with Mexico. The injured person has been identified as Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34 years old, who received the shooting after in turn shooting a helicopter from that unit on the border between Arizona and Mexico. Police authorities in Pima County have opened an i…
Border Patrol shooting in Arizona leaves 1 in critical condition
The FBI is working with Arizona police to investigate a shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that the incident happened in Arivaca, roughly 20 miles from the Mexican border. A man was “in custody and in critical condition” following the 7:30 a.m. shooting, fire officials told the Tucson Sentinel. According to CNN, federal agents were attempting to stop a pickup truck when the…
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