Park Ranger Is Slain by Suspected Smugglers
A National Park Service ranger was killed in a shootout with suspected smugglers near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said in Tucson.
The ranger was responding, along with the U.S. Border Patrol, to a call for assistance from Mexican authorities who were chasing two men in a vehicle that crossed the border into the Organ Pipe National Monument. The area is known for the smuggling of drugs and people.
Authorities were still investigating what happened, and it wasn’t immediately clear why the men were being chased.
The ranger’s identity was not released.
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