CBP officer shot and killed whereas on obligation at Florida gun vary

A U.S. Customs and Border Safety officer was shot and killed whereas working at a Florida gun vary on Wednesday, officers mentioned.

The incident occurred round 10:30 a.m. on the Path Glades Vary, police mentioned.

“A U.S. Customs and Border Safety officer working on the weapons vary was critically injured whereas on obligation and pronounced deceased earlier in the present day,” CBP mentioned in a press release.

Officers responded to the vary “in reference to an individual shot,” police mentioned in a press release. Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue airlifted the male officer to a trauma middle the place he succumbed to his accidents, police mentioned.

The unidentified officer was a firearms teacher on the vary and was assigned to the Miami Worldwide Airport, in response to CBP spokesperson Michael Silva.

“Nice officer, a fantastic household, and it is a tragic loss,” Silva informed reporters throughout a press briefing in Miami. “Simply all-around nice man.”

“He had that zeal for firearms,” Silva added. “He was a fantastic firearms teacher.”

Officers mentioned they’re investigating the incident and shouldn’t have particulars to supply, however native and federal legislation enforcement are concerned.

The Miami-Dade Police Division Murder Bureau is dealing with the investigation. Investigators are talking with witnesses, police mentioned.

CBP mentioned it’s cooperating with the investigation.