Posted on 10/05/2012 5:25:40 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
This week's fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent and the wounding of another in Arizona was likely the result of friendly fire, the FBI said late Friday.
"While it is important to emphasize that the FBI's investigation is actively continuing, there are strong preliminary indications that the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, and the injury to a second agent was the result of an accidental shooting incident involving only the agents," James Turgal, special agent in charge of the FBI's Phoenix division, said in a statement.
"At the appropriate time further information will be provided, but while the investigation continues it would be inappropriate to comment any further at this time," he said.
Earlier, a law enforcement official said investigators at the scene had not found shell casings except those believed to have been fired by the Border Patrol agents.
Investigators are awaiting results of ballistics tests, said the official, who was not authorized to speak for attribution about the investigation.
Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano traveled to Arizona on Friday to express her condolences to the fallen agent's family and to meet with local officials.
"This tragedy reminds us of the risks our men and women confront, the dangers they willingly undertake, while protecting our nation's borders," she said. "Together, we stand...
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Slain Border Agent Identified: Nicolas Ivie 'Ambushed', Gunned Down Near Arizona Border
(from Stand With Arizona, Tuesday, October 2).
So, it was a suicide pact? Please, How bad do the lies and cover ups have to get ....
Was he hit by a bean bag? /s
My first thought is “I don’t believe it.” This administration lies. They seem to believe we are all stupid.
IOW, here’s the conclusion we expect you to accept. We’ll get back to you with details when we have the cover story sealed tight.
I don’t understand how one ‘agent’ could kill another ‘agent’ with a beanbag bullet, and then wound himself with another beanbag bullet.
“”While it is important to emphasize that the FBI’s investigation is actively continuing, there are strong preliminary indications that the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, and the injury to a second agent was the result of an accidental shooting incident involving only the agents,” James Turgal, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix division, said in a statement. “
James Turgal is a big fat liar.
“This week’s fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent and the wounding of another in Arizona was likely the result of friendly fire, the FBI said late Friday.”
“”While it is important to emphasize that the FBI’s investigation is actively continuing, there are strong preliminary indications that the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, and the injury to a second agent was the result of an accidental shooting incident involving only the agents,” James Turgal, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix division, said in a statement. “
So.... this story is a complete contradiction to the earlier one.
I guess Napolitano is tasked with going to Arizona to ensure the coverup so it doesn’t hurt Obammy’s campaign.
You would have to be a total man-whore to stay working in today’s FBI.
One MiCROMETER away from being a fancier ATF.
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Reeeeeeelly????!!!!
So two armed professionals walk twenty paces, do their version of a Mexican Standoff and then they both blinked??????
Condolences to U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie’s family and friends.
America’s finest, CBP.
http://www.yumasun.com/news/shooting-82198-border-agent.html
The link I posted is the only story left about the Mexican Federal Police arresting the suspects connected to the murder of CBP Agent Ivie.
Who is telling the truth here? I am going to believe the Mexicans over the architects of Fast and Furious. This is classic “Cover your ass” investigating. No one here in Arizona believes the FBI.
I’d sure like to see the diagram of that when it gets done.
Technically, they considered it friendly fire, because the rifles and ammo used came from the ATF to Mexican drug cartels.
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- President Obama - tell us about your drug policy......
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