Border Patrol Shoots Armed Person Near Canadian Border, Authorities Say

Federal authorities said a Border Patrol agent shot an armed individual near the Canadian border in Pittsburg early on Sunday. The F.B.I. said the person "allegedly fired at" the agent before the agent returned fire at about 1 a.m. The person, who was not named, is receiving medical care at a nearby hospital, Kristen Setera, a spokeswoman for the F.B.I.

Boston field office, said. The agency is collecting "all relevant evidence from the scene," and the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of New Hampshire is also investigating. Rodney Scott, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, said on Monday that the Border Patrol agent was not injured after firing his weapon "during an encounter with an armed subject." Shootings involving federal immigration agents have been under scrutiny in recent weeks amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

Alex Pretti, a U.S.

United States, Pittsburg, New Hampshire

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