[Updated at 11:00 p.m.] A sheriff's deputy in central Arizona was shot Friday afternoon by a suspected drug trafficker, authorities said.
The Pinal County deputy, who was not immediately identified, contacted authorities after being wounded in the desert, saying he had been shot by an illegal immigrant with an AK-47, said Lt. Tammy Villar, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
[Posted at 9:05 p.m.] A sheriff's deputy in central Arizona who was shot Friday afternoon by an alleged illegal immigrant has been found after authorities lost contact with him, according to CNN affiliate KPNX.
The report came from a KPNX reporter on board a chopper at the scene.
[Posted at 8:41 p.m.] A sheriff's deputy in central Arizona was shot Friday afternoon by a member of an alleged group of illegal immigrants, authorities said.
The Pinal County deputy, who was not immediately identified, contacted authorities after being wounded in a remote area, said Lt. Tammy Villar, a sheriff's spokeswoman. She said authorities believe he was shot with a AK-47. The deputy was being treated for the wound, but his condition was not immediately known, Villar said.
Pinal County is located between Phoenix and Tuscon and has been described as a key transit point for illegal immigrants. Sheriff Paul Babeu told CNN that an estimated 80 percent of illegal immigrants eventually pass through his county along the way to other locations.
Deputies in the department routinely patrol for illegal immigrants and smugglers, and it's not uncommon for them to be in the field alone, officials said.
It was not immediately clear what led the deputy to engage with the group on Friday.
– CNN's Casey Wian contributed to this report.
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Why is it that when citizens just want people, of all colors and backgrounds, to FOLLOW and OBEY THE LAW, suddenly there are all these wise cracks about white people?! Do minorities feel that following the law is for white people only? Maybe you're not Latino enough, Black enough, Muslim enough, _______ (enter group on line) enough if you are a law abiding citizen?!
I am a white Irish-American who is blessed enough to have friends from all these backgrounds and more. Even they don't quite understand why people don't want to obey the law. They are hard working, law abiding people who are outstanding Americans and human beings (One of them emigrated from Nigeria legally and is now a legalized American and a close friend of mine.)
When the ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT supporters run out of valid arguments as to why ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING is OK, they turn to the race card! Hate to tell you this but it only really worked for OJ Simpson... give us all a break and come up with an intelligent argument... PLEASE!!!!
Sam #225 the colonization of "The New World" caused the largest extinction of humanity in the history of the world. Over 90,000,000 died mostly of disease.Why of all the things to say you bring up that. It is and was wrong to do this to Indigenous People!!! What have we learned since 1492 ?????????????? Well I will say a lot. We may not be civilized as we should be ,..but justice is the balance the center between right and wrong ; the place where the opposing sides agree. We have laws to follow. I can go to the Ellis Island Immigrant web site and get my Grandfathers Papers from 1910 and he is from Yemen. I really believe Mexico and Mexicans dont care about bettering their own country, educating their own children and bettering their own population. It is too easy to run across the border isn't it?
232, maybe that isn't a bad idea. Then all the crack-heads will hopefully OD and we won't have to support them anymore.
j/k
THERE'S A PETITION TO PASS THIS BILL YOU SHOULD DEMAND YOUR REPPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS TO PASS IT OR YOU WILL VOTE THEM OUT IN NOVEMBER: H.R.1868 – Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 – This bill would eliminate birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Current U.S. law automatically recognizes any person born on American soil as a natural born citizen. Under the bill, only children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen, a legal permanent resident, or an undocumented immigrant serving in the military would be considered citizens. . 2. Vote out anyone who voted for giving continued benefits and jobs to illegal immigrants.
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to al illegals ! in 1986 we let the illegals get a pass . the american people were promise that it would not happen again , so to all the illegal koreans,italians,india's, iraq's,irsarel,china,egypt,spanish,england,irish,mexicans ,south americans ,canadians
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH , FORGET WHAT THE POLITICANS SAY , THE ONES THAT DON'T LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WON'T BE THERE LONG . PACK YOUR BAGS BECAUSE WERE GOING TO PUSH AND PUSH HARD!!!!
Thats right. I am ready to push when the time comes.
ITS A HOAX! THESE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN APREHENDED ALREADY! THE OFFICER IS GONNA BE OKAY AFTER GETTING HIS SIDE BLOWN OUT BY AK-47? I DON'T THINK SO! TRY AGAIN KKK
Would'nt let me make a similar post........not the same post , just similar !..........guess we now know who's behind this website , Do i need to say DEMO...........if you're illegal , would'nt wanna be ya........we are FED UP with you.......just keep being Stupid
Nikki I am in texas and you are chasing your shadow ,..just because you call me ignorant does not mean your really not the ignorant person. I am well aware of the plight of these Mexicans and I sympathies with them. We have laws and if your family fought in wars for this country for our greatness, it is hard to imagine that you are Nationalistic and care about our laws. You make no sense and surely on this blog others do not agree with you as well. Keep on chasing your shadow you are one who has not learned anything as to why Arizona did what they had to do.This incident is just a new reminder of an existing problem
This law needs to spread. What bullshit. Yes the may be gang members. More then likly a gang in mexico. There is nothing out there. And no one would go out there for a picnic. That is desert land. I say to police. Lock and Load! Send in the troops lock the border down. Make mexico clean up its side of the border.
#238 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!exactly
http://www.borderinvasionpics.com
I am a real liberal not one of these Obama worshippers. Read the real definition and you all will see these idiots calling themselves liberals are merely losers. I hope the bill passes. I believe in shoot anything that moves along the border. I don't care about being politically correct. Time to take care of our OWN people being US citizens. Clean the illegals out of AZ and I'll move there to fill a job saved from these freeloaders. I am sick and tired of being laid off or passed over for a job because an illegal will work for 60 percent less the average pay for said job. I was working today in North Carolina and my work day was stretched an extra 9 hours because an illegal worker could not read or speak English. And mind you, I do not get paid one cent for those 9 hours! The place had at least 50 illegals working there, and thier other
locations in TN and MI are the same. Like I have seen in many comments, if they can get in through AZ so can terrorists. Close the
borders.
Hey # 42, you joke about it but it is a real threat my friend....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1469466/Arab-terrorists-are-getting-into-the-US-over-Mexican-border.html
How CNN knows it was an illegal immigrant, Did he showed his Mexican Passport before the shooting? In the middle of this craziness CNN still endorses this kind fake-journalism? How the journalist knew it was an illegal immigrant?
#246 & 247 you are correct I am a veteran , I served in Desert Storm and born into Islam. Before I am a Muslim I am an American and what you say has me uneasy because its true. Terrorists are scum no matter what country they come from. If they believe in Islam and are terrorists then they cannot call them selves Muslims. I would serve again if I was drafted I am too old now to re-enlist. God bless America,..and our laws