One federal agent died and two different regulation enforcement officers are injured in a taking pictures on an Amtrak prepare at a station in Tucson, Arizona, on Monday morning.
Members of a regional narcotics “alliance,” with each native and federal authorities, have been conducting a routine examine on a stationary prepare when a person opened fireplace, Tucson Police Division Chief Chris Magnus mentioned Monday. Authorities have been detaining one other man on the prepare’s higher deck when the shooter pulled out a handgun.
“The suspect, after exchanging rounds with the officers, barricaded himself within the toilet, which is on the decrease stage…in the end it was decided that the suspect within the toilet was in reality deceased,” Magnus mentioned.
The person initially detained stays in custody, Magnus mentioned. No suspects have been recognized by authorities.
One Drug Enforcement Administration agent was killed within the alternate, in line with Particular Agent in Cost Cheri Oz. One other agent is in important situation. A Tucson police officer who rushed to assist after listening to photographs fired was additionally injured, however is in secure situation, Magnus mentioned.
The “taking pictures incident” on board the prepare from Los Angeles occurred at about 7:40 am native time, in line with an announcement from Amtrak. There have been no reported accidents to the 137 passengers and 11 crew members on the prepare, who all evacuated into the station.
The Tucson Police Division initially described the incident as a “very lively scene” and directed individuals who have been downtown to keep away from the station.
Andrew Blankstein contributed.
