Border Patrol Agent Killed, Another Injured In Shooting

One Border Patrol agent has died and another has non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting near Bisbee, according to a Border Patrol spokesperson.

The Border Patrol has identified the slain agent as Nicholas Ivie, 30, who had been with the agency since January 2008.

Ivie was married with two children and a native of Provo, Utah. The Ivie family lives in Sierra Vista.

Both agents were assigned to the Brian Terry Station in the Tucson Sector. They were shot while patrolling shortly after midnight Tuesday.

A third agent was patrolling with these agents, but was unharmed during the shooting, according to Carol Capas of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department.

The shooting occurred off of Highway 80, seven miles east of Bisbee, Capas stated.

The injured agent was airlifted to University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, according to a UAMC spokesperson. Homeland Security says the agent was shot in the ankle and buttocks. The injuries are not considered life-threatening.-[source]