article_snippet: (CNN)Federal and local authorities are investigating a deadly shooting by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Washington State.
article_snippet: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Agent fired when a suspected "illegal border crosser" assaulted Agent during a patrol along U.S.-Canada border on Thursday.
article_snippet: a deadly shooting by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Washington State happened near the Huntington Border Crossing which connects the cities of Sumas, Washington, and Abbotsford, British Columbia.
article_snippet: a deadly shooting by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Washington State apparently happened on an east-west road less than 1,000 feet from U.S.-Canada border.
article_snippet: The Border Patrol agent and the shooting victim have not been identified.
highlights_snippet: Officials: Agent fired when a suspected illegal border crosser assaulted Agent .
  