Person 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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