Chula Vista
Two men armed with knives were shot early Tuesday morning when they attempted to rob six Border Task Force agents in a canyon near the border in Chula Vista, a spokeswoman for the Chula Vista police said.
The two men, whose names were not released, were taken by Life Flight to area hospitals. Both were in critical condition, one at the UC San Diego Medical Center, the other at Mercy Hospital.
The incident occurred at 2:21 a.m. in the canyon river bed near the intersection of Otay Valley Road and Palm Avenue. According to the police spokeswoman, the six officers assigned to patrol the area were confronted by two men armed with knives who attempted to rob them.
When the two suspects advanced on the officers, the agents drew their weapons and shot the two men.
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