they broke into a birthday party and started firing and before it was over 14 innocent boys and girls dead and 12 more rounded. according to uni vision, three of the heavy weapons used in the bloody murders were linked to fast and furious. while the notorious gun walking operation played a role in that and other terrible crimes inside mexico it had nothing to do with the death deuce morning a border patrol agent onng of tuesday morning. investigators are look into the possibility that it was a tragic accident. the result of friendly fire. it was a fog of war incident that led to border patrol agent nicholas ivy s death. deadly confusion in the darkness. we were approximately two miles south of where agent ivy was shot and killed.
this area is one of the busiest in the nation for illicit activity going across the border into america, geraldo. your light is flickering. before i lose you how did the agents respond when they heard it was friendly fire? well, the mood was very somber. there was a briefing held. ironically in the brian terry station renamed within a month to honor the slain agent and there were approximately 150 agents from customs and border patrol and when they confirmle that this was a green on green incident, border patrol agents wear the green uniforms, no one said a word. the air just left the room according to the agents over there. it was the worst thing that they could find out is that the life of one of their own was taken due to miscommunication and friendly fire. geraldo? geraldo: craig, thanks. coming up much more on border security with sheriff joe who joins us live and with our all-star panel and also an at large exclusive, george zimmerman s brother robert. he looks like just ge
several different mountain slopes and right up there at the top of that peak where you see two peaks come together at the would tomorrow of the peaks is what we call a saddle. it was in between a saddle that a trail led up where agent ivy lost his life. nationwide, 26 border patrol agents have lost their lives since 2012. since 2002. ivy is the first to die from friendly fire. this was 1:00 in the morning when the incident occurred so there is a good chance of misidentification. there is no lighting out here except what lighting the moon actually would give you and whatever flash lights or light that the agents would have. the shootout occurred in a notorious drug corridor where frequently outnumbered agents try to flush suspects in the arms of fellow agents in an attempt to trap them in the the middle. we have to do the best we can to try to arrest as many people as we can. we try to pinch them in between the two agents and that very well might have played a part
this area is one of the busiest in the nation for illicit activity going across the border into america, geraldo. your light is flickering. before i lose you how did the agents respond when they heard it was friendly fire? well, the mood was very somber. there was a briefing held. ironically in the brian terry station renamed within a month to honor the slain agent and there were approximately 150 agents from customs and border patrol and when they confirmle that this was a green on green incident, border patrol agents wear the green uniforms, no one said a word. the air just left the room according to the agents over there. it was the worst thing that they could find out is that the life of one of their own was taken due to miscommunication and friendly fire. geraldo? geraldo: craig, thanks. coming up much more on border security with sheriff joe who joins us live and with our all-star panel and also an at large exclusive, george zimmerman s brother robert. he looks like just ge
several different mountain slopes and right up there at the top of that peak where you see two peaks come together at the would tomorrow of the peaks is what we call a saddle. it was in between a saddle that a trail led up where agent ivy lost his life. nationwide, 26 border patrol agents have lost their lives since 2012. since 2002. ivy is the first to die from friendly fire. this was 1:00 in the morning when the incident occurred so there is a good chance of misidentification. there is no lighting out here except what lighting the moon actually would give you and whatever flash lights or light that the agents would have. the shootout occurred in a notorious drug corridor where frequently outnumbered agents try to flush suspects in the arms of fellow agents in an attempt to trap them in the the middle. we have to do the best we can to try to arrest as many people as we can. we try to pinch them in between the two agents and that very well might have played a part