"A person was shot and wounded in an incident involving the U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona on Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the Pima County Sheriff's Department. The person, whose identity has not been released, was shot in southern Pima County, which includes Tucson and is located along the U.S.-Mexico border, at around 7:30 a.m., according to a statement from the Santa Rita Fire District."
"The incident comes amid a wave of nationwide protests over the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of immigration agents. Last Saturday, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents as he tried to help a woman being pepper-sprayed. On January 7, Renee Good, also 37, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent as she tried to walk away from them."
A person was shot and wounded in an incident involving the U.S. Border Patrol in southern Pima County, Arizona, at around 7:30 a.m. Santa Rita Fire District and American Medical Response personnel provided medical attention at the scene and transported the person in critical condition to a hospital. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Border Patrol, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The shooting occurred amid nationwide protests following two recent killings by immigration agents: Alex Pretti was shot while trying to help a pepper-sprayed woman, and Renee Good was shot while attempting to walk away from an ICE agent.
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