Three suspects have been arrested in the murder of a federal border agent and assaults against two other agents who were shot early Thursday off the coast of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
Three male Puerto Rican residents, including two confirmed U.S. citizens, were taken into FBI custody mid-Thursday, just hours after three federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations were shot while attempting to interdict two boats. A fourth suspect was fatally shot by U.S. agents.
— Limarys Suárez November 17, 2022 Nelson Marlon Rivera Suarez, 45, and Osvaldo Hernandez Camacho, 35, were walked past a crowd by police from several federal agencies, according to ABC 5 Puerto Rico reporter Limarys Suarez. The shootout happened 14 miles off the coast of northwestern Puerto Rico. Three federal agents were shot, according to a federal officer and a statement from CBP.
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