Reply #3: Arizona deputy shot by alleged undocumented immigrant, officials say [View All]

Source: CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- A sheriff's deputy in central Arizona was shot Friday afternoon by an alleged illegal immigrant, authorities said.

The shooting comes amid a national debate over Arizona's tough new immigration law that allows police to demand proof of legal residency. Arizona lawmakers say the law is needed because the federal government has failed to enforce border security with Mexico, allowing more than 450,000 illegal immigrants to move into the state.

The Pinal County deputy, who was not immediately identified, contacted authorities after being wounded in the desert, saying he had been shot by an illegal immigrant with an AK-47, said Lt. Tammy Villar, a sheriff's spokeswoman.

Villar initially said the deputy was being transported to a hospital. However, she told CNN affiliate KNXV that authorities had lost radio contact with the deputy and that a search was on for him and the shooter.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/30/arizona.deputy.shot/

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I saw the story on Channel 9 KOLD news in Tucson.

Search on for suspect who shot deputy with an AK-47
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12408129

Pinal County Sheriff's deputy shot in desert confrontation
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/04/30/20100430pinal-county-deputy-shot-immigrant30-ON.html