Month: July 2025

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was off duty was shot late Saturday night in a New York City park located beneath the George Washington Bridge. The incident took place at 11:51 p.m. on Saturday in Fort Washington Park, situated in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan.

The New York Police Department reported that they have detained one person who is being investigated in connection with the shooting. According to law enforcement, the victim is a 42-year-old federal Border Patrol agent. He was shot in both the face and the arm during what investigators believe may have been a robbery attempt. The agent, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where he underwent treatment. Officials said on Sunday that he is expected to survive.

Investigators from the NYPD were seen combing the area for evidence in the aftermath of the shooting, which occurred near the Little Red Lighthouse, a well-known landmark in Fort Washington Park located directly beneath the bridge. Police have taken one individual into custody and are working to determine whether that person played a role in the attack. The exact motive is still unclear, but authorities are looking into the possibility that the shooting was tied to a robbery.

This incident follows another attack involving the Border Patrol earlier this month. On July 7, a man opened fire at the entrance of the Border Patrol sector annex at McAllen International Airport in Texas. In that case, 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda allegedly fired numerous shots at the federal facility, where two police officers and a Border Patrol staff member sustained injuries, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The reason behind the Texas shooting is still being investigated.

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One person was killed and two people are still missing after a group of six people were swept over a waterfall in Oregon on Saturday afternoon, prompting a search and rescue mission. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said it rescued three people from the Deschutes River who were transported to the hospital, while another person was declared dead at the scene.

The group went over Dillon Falls, which are rapids along the Deschutes River in central Oregon, near the city of Bend. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the area is popular location for visitors participating in water activities like boating. First responders in Bend are still looking for two people missing after a group of six tumbled over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend.

Authorities have not shared details about the circumstances surrounding Saturday’s incident. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said it was initially reported just before 3 p.m. local time, prompting a response from deputies along with local fire officials and search and rescue teams.  Emergency responders used drones to look for survivors near Dillon Falls after receiving an emergency call in the afternoon and plan to resume search efforts on Sunday after pausing overnight.

Dillon Falls has a 15-foot (4.5-metre) drop that turns into “churning rapids in a quick, step ladder-like pattern”, (per Visit Central Oregon.)  The falls over the Deschutes River are near the city of Bend in the Deschutes National Forest, where thousands of people boat, kayak or float on inner tubes on the river, which boasts whitewater areas as well as trout and salmon fisheries.

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