Hail of gunfire struck border fence near where San Diego Fire-Rescue was treating a boy injured after being dropped over fence.
Gunfire from south of the border rang out twice last week targeting agents from Customs and Border Protection located near San Ysidro, according to the CBP.
The first incident took place last Saturday in the San Ysidro Mountains a little after 8:30 a.m. A supervisor called in air cover, saying he had been shot at by someone across the border to his southwest. Agents flying overhead saw several people in the area indicated by the supervisor, the CBP said in Friday's statement, including one person who appeared armed with a rifle.
"A bi-national investigation is underway to identify the suspects in both incidents and additional agents have been assigned to the area," the CBP's news release stated.
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