Border Patrol arrests Phoenix man in connection with agent-involved shooting outside of Lordsburg

UPDATE: LORDSBURG, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents arrested a 28-year-old Phoenix man in connection with a human smuggling incident and agent-involved shooting that happened late Friday outside Lordsburg.

Agents from the Tucson and El Paso sector arrested the man without incident at his home over the weekend.

The man has not been identified.

The suspect is in custody on charges of human smuggling and is expected to appear in District Court in Arizona, pending extradition to New Mexico.

ORIGINAL STORY: LORDSBURG, New Mexico – A U.S. Border Patrol agent fired his service gun Friday night when the driver of a vehicle being stopped instead allegedly tried to strike the agent with their vehicle.

The incident happened at 9:50 p.m. along New Mexico Highway 80 near Lordsburg in New Mexico’s Bootheel region.

The driver of the vehicle left the scene in their vehicle and is currently on the run.

No injuries were reported to the Border Patrol agent. No details were provided by the Border Patrol on whether the suspect had been injured.

The Border Patrol said it was working with local police to try and locate that motorist.