Border Patrol agent fires at armed militia member in Brownsville

*It was a matter of time before this happened. Having armed citizens patrolling the border along with the national guard does not make the border safer. In fact, it may make it more dangerous. VL

By Associated Press/Brownsville Herald

BROWNSVILLE (AP) — A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member.

Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired four shots, but did not hit the man. The man then dropped his gun and identified himself as a member of a militia. Zamora said no other details were immediately available.

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[Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol/Flickr]

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