Woman Charged in Border Patrol Agent's Death
SELLS, Ariz. (AP) — A tribal police department has arrested an Arizona woman who they say was driving drunk when her car collided with the vehicle of a Border Patrol agent, killing him.
Tohono O'odham police are charging 40-year-old Angela Mata of Sells with negligent homicide, criminal damage and driving under the influence, and say federal charges are pending.
Police say Mata was driving on a dirt road on the southern Arizona reservation near the village of Topawa and failed to yield to the agent's vehicle as she approached Federal Route 19.
Her car hit the agent's car, causing it to roll off the road. The agent was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 32-year-old Michael Gallagher, who worked for the Border Patrol for 3 years. He leaves behind a wife and two kids.
Mata had non-life-threatening injuries and is in custody after failing field-sobriety tests.
Phoenix Police Officer Shot & Killed
Phoenix officer shot, killedby Kevin Tripp, KTAR.com (October 19th, 2010 @ 7:28am)
PHOENIX -- Police threw a dragnet over the state Capitol area Tuesday morning after a Phoenix police sergeant was shot and killed.
The sergeant was on duty alone when he was shot between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday, said Sgt. Trent Crump.
"I can tell you it is a fatal gunshot that the sergeant has sustained."
He said officers are working to support each other. "They're difficult times and everybody will try to put aside - that's working this - will try to put aside those feelings, investigate this and do the job that we're doing out here."
According to Fox 10 News, the incident happened near 18th Avenue and Jefferson Street.
"They tried to contact him about 11 last night. When they couldn't get ahold of him, police started searching for him. They knew something was wrong," said reporter Alexis Vance. "Capitol police found his abandoned car near 18th Avenue and Jackson and got even more worried. Not too far away from the car, the officer was found shot to death."
The officer was found in a dirt lot near railroad tracks in the industrial area. Sources said there was evidence of a struggle.
Crump said authorities would not release the officer's name until later Tuesday.
Police said they did not have much information to pursue in their search for a suspect. They did not know if he stopped someone or what could have led to the shooting.