National Border Patrol Council president George McCubbin released information stating that the shooting which killed Nicholas Ivie, and injured another agent, took place between two groups of agents.
Both groups had been dispatched to check on an activated sensor, near Bisbee, Arizona. When the two groups got close, they apparently drew weapons on each other in the dark.
Accounts suggest that Ivie fired first, striking an agent in the other group. That agent and his partner then fired and killed Ivie, who was apparently alone.
The FBI and other government groups are continuing to investigate the incident, but it does seem to be a tragic case of mistaken identity.
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