By Steve Neavling
A Border Patrol agent assigned to the McAllen Station died earlier this week, CBP announced Wednesday.
Agent Ricardo Zarate, who began his career with CBP in 2009, passed away Monday.
“I am deeply saddened to share the loss of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ricardo Zarate,” Troy A. Miller, acting CBP commissioner, said on Twitter.
“With a heavy heart, we regret to announce the line-of-duty death of Border Patrol Agent Ricardo Zarate,” CBP said in a statement. “Agent Zarate entered on duty on February 12, 2009, as part of session 922. We will never forget.”
CBP didn’t divulge details of his death, including the cause.
Zarate was a husband and father, according to a death notice.
