FBI Agent in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Fellow Law Enforcement Officer
An FBI agent was in critical condition Thursday night in the Texas panhandle after he was accidentally shot by a fellow law enforcement officer.
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Wife of Slain Border Patrol Agent Speaks Out for First Time
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol Agent Nick Ivie thought he was tracking down Mexican drug smugglers in October 2012 when a shootout unfolded. Ivie was fatally shot by a fellow officer who believed Ivie was a criminal. For the first time, his wife, Christy Ivie, spoke out about the shooting, CBS 5 reports. “There were…
Friendly-Fire Shooting of FBI Agent Barry Bush Should Not Have Happened, New Report Shows
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was an error that cost FBI agent Barry Bush his life on April 5, 2007. A new detailed report of the friendly-fire shooting shows numerous mistakes under very confusing circumstances, the Leigh Valley Express-Times reports. Bush, a veteran FBI agent, was supposed to perform surveillance on suspected bank robbers until…
Autopsy: Border Patrol Agent Died from Gunshot to Head During Suspected Friendly Fire Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A long-awaited autopsy has revealed that a U.S. Border Patrol agent died of a gunshot wound to the head by what federal authorities describe as friendly fire along the Arizona-Mexico border, CNN reports. The report, released Wednesday, shows that Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, of Provo, Utah, died Oct. 2 by a “penetrating…
Investigation: Friendly Fire That Killed a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Was Not Sparked by Communication Breakdown
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A preliminary investigation into the friendly fire death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona found that agents didn’t lose radio contact before shots were fired, the Associated Press reports. The sheriff’s report eased fears that a communication breakdown led to the fatal shooting, as many had speculated. According to the…
Federal Gov’t Fails to Fix Dead Spots in Radio Communications
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol agents have been complaining for years about losing radio contact with each other because of so-called “dead spots.” Despite those complaints, agents continue to lose radio communication, especially in remote mountainous areas similar to the one where friendly fire killed Agent Ivie this month, the Arizona Republic reports. A…
Slain Border Patrol Agent in Arizona Remembered During Funeral As New Details Emerge
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent killed by apparent friendly fire along the Mexico border in Arizona was remembered during a poignant funeral Monday, Reuters reports. “Our best wishes and prayers continue for the other agents involved in the incident, that they may experience healing and peace. We honor all who serve in the…
Feds: How Did Friendly Fire End in the Death of a Border Patrol Agent?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine what went wrong when friendly fire resulted in the fatal shooting of the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie, the USA Today reports. A preliminary investigation suggests agents became disoriented while responding to a ground sensor near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the USA Today. “There…
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