Investigation underway following officer-involved shooting involving Border Patrol agents, Starr County Sheriff’s Office says
The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Thursday afternoon near the riverbank, the Starr County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Border Patrol spokesperson confirmed agents are at the scene on Midway Road between Rio Grande City and Roma.
Authorities have not said if anyone was injured in the shooting.
Deputies with the sheriff’s office and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are assisting in securing the scene.
According to the sheriff’s office, Border Patrol agents were involved in a struggle prior to the shooting.
The public is being asked to avoid the area.
Additional details were not provided.
Channel 5 News has a crew heading to the scene, check back for updates.