The FBI is investigating a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol that occured earlier this morning in Blaine, Washington(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The FBI is investigating a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol that occured earlier this morning in Blaine, Washington.
The shooting occured on 4th and A street, according to officials.
It's unclear how many officers are involved and or how many people are injured.
The Blaine Washington Police Department confirmed in a Facebook post that a shooting did occur and that there is no threat to the public.
"There was a USBP involved shooting at the corner of 4th Street and A Street. There is no threat to the public. We ask for your assistance and patience in the area while the FBI investigates the incident and the crime scene. All media requests need to go to the FBI," the post said.
Shootings involving Border Patrol agents are not a common occurrence.
Border Patrol agents fired weapons in eight incidents during the 12-month period through September 2025, 14 times during the year before that, and 13 times the year before that, reports ABC 30.
More recently, in January, a man who was alleged to be involved in a smuggling operation was shot in a gunfight with U.S. Border Patrol, and also fired at a federal helicopter near the U.S. Mexico border, according to authorities.
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The FBI said a 34-year-old Arizona man was being apprehended by federal agents near Arivaca, Arizona, when he shot at a Border Patrol helicopter and agents.
Agents fired back and struck the man, identified as Patrick Gary Schlegel, and he was wounded, according to the FBI. He was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery.
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Schlegel had previous brushes with law enforcement. He was previously convicted in a $40,000 human smuggling operation.
In March of 2026, Schlegel was handed down a five-count indictment for transportation of illegal aliens for profit, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, assault on a federal officer, and attempted murder of a federal officer.
Janaury's shooting occured in the same month as three separate shootings – two fatal – by immigration officers involved in the Department of Homeland Security sweeping enforcement operation in Minnesota.
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