Border Patrol Agent Killed in Likely ‘Ambush,’ Beaten to Death by Rocks
A Border Patrol agent who was killed in southwest Texas was likely “ambushed” and beaten to death by rocks, according to the president of the National Border Patrol Council.
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Border Patrol Agent Killed, Prompting Trump to Renew Calls for Wall
The FBI has taken over an investigation into the death of a Border Patrol agent in Texas Big Bend area, where his partner also was seriously injured Sunday.
FBI’s Gun Background Checks Are Missing Millions of Problematic Cases
Millions of people who should be barred from legally buying guns may still be eligible to purchase a firearm because government agencies are failing to alert the FBI’s background-check system of citizens with criminal convictions and mental illnesses.
FBI Missed Critical 48-Hour Window to Open Church Shooter’s iPhone
The FBI failed to ask Apple to help unlock the iPhone belonging to the Texas church shooter in the two days following the massacre that left 26 people dead.
Air Force Admits Missing Chances to Prevent Church Shooter from Buying Guns
The Air Force took responsibility for not alerting the FBI to the Texas church shooter’s domestic violence-related convictions, a failure that allowed former Airman Devin Kelley to purchase guns.
Not Again? FBI Unable to Unlock Cell Phone of Texas Church Shooter
The FBI has been unable to unlock the encrypted cellphone of the Texas church shooter, mirroring similar difficulties trying to access the locked phone of a San Bernardino mass shooter more than a year ago.
Air Force Error Allowed Texas Mass Shooter with Violent History to Buy Firearms
The Texas church gunman who killed 26 people and wounded 20 more worshipers at a Texas church on Sunday should never have been able to buy the guns he used in the massacre.
Investigators Search for Motive in Mass Shooting at Texas Church
Investigators are trying to determine what motivated a 26-year-old former Air Force member to dress in black commando gear and a tactical vest and open fire at the First Baptist Church in a small Texas town, killing 26 people Sunday.