By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
An investigation is underway after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a suspected “illegal border crosser” Thursday while on patrol near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington State, CNN reports.
CBP said the agent, whose identity has not been released, fired his weapon after he was assaulted by the suspect.
“The agent had been hit by pepper spray but wasn’t seriously injured, according to police radio traffic,” The Bellingham Herald wrote.
The shooting occurred between Sumas, Washington, and Abbotsford, British Columbia near the Huntington Border Crossing.
