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http://www.themonitor.com/articles/mission-50338-patrol-shootout.html

yup border has never been safer.


MISSION � U.S. authorities are investigating a shooting between U.S. Border Patrol agents and an unidentified man who fired at them from the Mexican side of the border near Chimney Park on Tuesday night.

The shooting happened near the winter Texan RV park about 11:50 p.m. after border patrol agents from the McAllen station saw a group of people trying to smuggle marijuana into the country on two rafts, said Rosalinda Huey, the federal agency�s spokeswoman.

�No agents were injured during the shooting and it is unknown if anyone on the Mexican side was struck,� she said.

As agents tried to stop the alleged smugglers, they heard several shots fired in the immediate area, Huey said. Agents then saw a man on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande pointing a handgun in the agents� direction, which prompted them to respond by retuning fire, she added.

�Agents are unsure if the subject was struck, however, the firing stopped,� Huey said.

The group traveling on the rafts jumped out and swam back to Mexico, abandoning the watercrafts and the narcotics inside, officials said. Agents were able to recover nearly 500 pounds of marijuana once the rafts were recovered.

No arrests were made and no suspects are in custody in connection with the shooting, Huey said. None of the agents involved in the incident have faced any disciplinary action, she added.

U.S. federal authorities and the government of Mexico are investigating the incident, officials said. But Julian Flores, of the Tamaulipas State Police, said their office had not received any reports of the incident or injuries. Mexican federal authorities were unavailable for comment Wednesday afternoon.

Naxiely Lopez covers law enforcement and general assignments for The Monitor. She can be reached at (956) 683-4434.

This is what Bam Bam had in mind when he armed the cartels.We just were not supposed to find out about it.

BP needs heavy weapons, belt fed would be best!

".....None of the agents involved in the incident have faced any disciplinary action,..."

Let's goddam well KEEP it that way (for a change)

GTC

No shiite. To do that job under the current conditions is nothing short of remarkable.

I'd venture that the ONLY reason that,
"".....None of the agents involved in the incident have faced any disciplinary action,...""

....no bodies or leaking victims to proceed civilly, and be SUPPORTED in so doing.

I'm still pretty pizzed about the Compean and Ramos thing, and some lesser known subsequent debacles.

It's amazing (given the ROEs) that ANY of those folks will fire their weapons now.....

Good on em' !

GTC

One down.....good for them!!

Roger that! Issuing M203's would be a good thing, too!

Let's see, illumination rounds, HE, frag, flechette, smoke, OC (or CN/CS for old-school types), buckshot...what did I miss?

Ed

Yeah, frankly we ought to take about 10 miles into Mexico, declare it a DMZ and kill anybody who moves in it.

Then again, I've been known to have pretty extreme views on the subject!

Completely agree, Guy. But I was thinking 50, patrolled by Predators.

What part of the above were you thinking was extreme???? <An almost completely serious question BTW>

I would suggest 7.62 mm Mini Gatling at the least, but a 20mm would be much better. And 40mm would overpenetrate don't cha think?

Best wishes, Bill

May need to go through more than one object at a time.

Sounds like we need a few more Unrepentant Sinners manning the border