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Handsome border patrol agent Brian Terry Killed
RIO RICO, Ariz. — Law enforcement authorities scoured mountainous, rocky terrain on foot and on horseback Thursday, searching for one of five men suspected of shooting and killing a Border Patrol agent during a gunbattle Tuesday night in southern Arizona.
The suspect could be in Mexico, or could have tried his luck in Nogales or a nearby town, but he also could be hiding behind the next bush.
"Someone can hide out there very easily. There's vegetation and they can blend in with the terrain," Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada told The Associated Press on Thursday. "They have to continue trying and not give up until they feel there's absolutely no chance they'll catch him."
Four other suspects are in custody, including one who is hospitalized. Authorities had not released their identities as of Thursday afternoon.
Agent Brian Terry, 40, was killed shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday near Peck Canyon, about 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexican border. Terry was patrolling with agents when he was shot, according to the FBI, which is investigating with the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office.
"At 11:13, they came across five suspects at the Peck Well in the Rio Rico, Ariz., area," FBI spokeswoman Brenda Nath said. Several agents were involved in the gunbattle, Nath said. No other agents were injured.
"This tragedy serves as stark notice that the threats facing all who serve in protecting our state and nation are real, and are increasing on a daily basis," Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, said in a statement.
Terry was part of the Border Patrol's special Search, Trauma and Rescue team, an elite squad similar to a police SWAT team that was sent to a remote area north of Nogales known for border banditry, drug smuggling and violence, said Border Patrol Agent Brandon Judd, president of the local agents' union.
Terry, who is survived by his parents, a brother and two sisters, grew up outside Detroit in Flat Rock, Mich., a small community of about 20 miles south of the Motor City. He served in the Marines and as a police officer in Michigan before joining the Border Patrol in 2007.
BRIAN TERRY
BRIAN'S KILLER MANUEL OSORIO-ARELLANES
SICKO RECRUITING POSTER
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Two and half months after Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed, we finally have the official autopsy report in hand. Ten pages that provide very important answers about that night, but still leave some lingering questions surrounding this unsolved case.
"A single penetrating gunshot wound to the torso" - that's how 40 year old Brian Terry died on December 14th, 2010. Terry was amongst of group of specialized Border Patrol agents tracking suspected border bandits north of Rio Rico when he was fatally wounded.
According to the autopsy report, the bullet entered Terry's lower back and traveled upward, severing his spinal cord and the main artery to his heart.
That bullet was also found in his body, the report says. Officials say it came from an AK-47. This is important because it rules out friendly fire since Border Patrol agents do not use AK-47s.
What's troubling is that an AK-47 found at the scene of Terry's death has been traced back to an undercover operation, where federal authorities allowed weapons to pass illegally into Mexico.
The goal, officials say, was to identify some of the key players in the drug war. But in doing so, they may have provided drug runners with the very weapon that killed agent Brian Terry.
"We just knew it wasn't going to end well...there's no way it could."
RIO RICO, Ariz. — Law enforcement authorities scoured mountainous, rocky terrain on foot and on horseback Thursday, searching for one of five men suspected of shooting and killing a Border Patrol agent during a gunbattle Tuesday night in southern Arizona.
The suspect could be in Mexico, or could have tried his luck in Nogales or a nearby town, but he also could be hiding behind the next bush.
"Someone can hide out there very easily. There's vegetation and they can blend in with the terrain," Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada told The Associated Press on Thursday. "They have to continue trying and not give up until they feel there's absolutely no chance they'll catch him."
Four other suspects are in custody, including one who is hospitalized. Authorities had not released their identities as of Thursday afternoon.
Agent Brian Terry, 40, was killed shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday near Peck Canyon, about 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexican border. Terry was patrolling with agents when he was shot, according to the FBI, which is investigating with the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office.
"At 11:13, they came across five suspects at the Peck Well in the Rio Rico, Ariz., area," FBI spokeswoman Brenda Nath said. Several agents were involved in the gunbattle, Nath said. No other agents were injured.
"This tragedy serves as stark notice that the threats facing all who serve in protecting our state and nation are real, and are increasing on a daily basis," Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, said in a statement.
Terry was part of the Border Patrol's special Search, Trauma and Rescue team, an elite squad similar to a police SWAT team that was sent to a remote area north of Nogales known for border banditry, drug smuggling and violence, said Border Patrol Agent Brandon Judd, president of the local agents' union.
Terry, who is survived by his parents, a brother and two sisters, grew up outside Detroit in Flat Rock, Mich., a small community of about 20 miles south of the Motor City. He served in the Marines and as a police officer in Michigan before joining the Border Patrol in 2007.
BRIAN TERRY
BRIAN'S KILLER MANUEL OSORIO-ARELLANES
SICKO RECRUITING POSTER
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Two and half months after Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed, we finally have the official autopsy report in hand. Ten pages that provide very important answers about that night, but still leave some lingering questions surrounding this unsolved case.
"A single penetrating gunshot wound to the torso" - that's how 40 year old Brian Terry died on December 14th, 2010. Terry was amongst of group of specialized Border Patrol agents tracking suspected border bandits north of Rio Rico when he was fatally wounded.
According to the autopsy report, the bullet entered Terry's lower back and traveled upward, severing his spinal cord and the main artery to his heart.
That bullet was also found in his body, the report says. Officials say it came from an AK-47. This is important because it rules out friendly fire since Border Patrol agents do not use AK-47s.
What's troubling is that an AK-47 found at the scene of Terry's death has been traced back to an undercover operation, where federal authorities allowed weapons to pass illegally into Mexico.
The goal, officials say, was to identify some of the key players in the drug war. But in doing so, they may have provided drug runners with the very weapon that killed agent Brian Terry.
"We just knew it wasn't going to end well...there's no way it could."
