By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
An ATF agent was shot and wounded during an undercover operation Thursday in Gary, Ind., the agency confirmed on Twitter.
Agents from the Chicago Field Division were “ambushed” while conducting an undercover operation in Gary, Indiana, Brendan Iber, assistant special agent in charge of ATF’s Chicago division, told reporters, according to the Associated Press.
“One of our agents was shot multiple times and was transported to the Methodist Hospital here at Northlake campus,” Iber said.
ATF agent shot Thursday during an undercover operation in Gary, Ind. remains in the hospital, but has been upgraded to stable condition. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call
1-800-ATF-GUNS— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) June 8, 2018