A human smuggler allegedly shot an El Paso Sector Border Patrol agent during a traffic stop on Thursday afternoon.
The agent sustained multiple handgun rounds to the chest and managed to return fire, striking the suspect.
The agent returned fire on the vehicle as it fled. At least one round struck the suspect in the arm, according to a confidential source. Officials reported two people in the overturned vehicle had to be flown approximately 140 miles to a trauma center in El Paso, Texas.
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