A man suspected of being involved in human trafficking was injured after exchanging gunfire with US Border Patrol agents and firing at a federal helicopter during a pursuit in Arizona near the US-Mexico border early Tuesday, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.
Federal agents were attempting to stop a pickup truck near Arivaca, Arizona, shortly after 7 a.m. local time, Nanos said. The person in the car did not pull over and eventually got out and ran, according to the sheriff.
The suspect was identified by the sheriff’s department as 34-year-old Patrick Gary Schlegel, a US citizen from Sahuarita, Arizona, which is about 40 miles northeast of the incident.
As agents were attempting to arrest him, Schlegel fired at Border Patrol agents and an Air and Marine Operations helicopter flying above, according to officials.
Agents returned fire, officials said, striking the driver.
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