Border Patrol helicopter fired upon from Mexico, forced to land

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar (KWAY'-yahr) tells the Laredo Morning Times that out of five shots believed to have been fired at the helicopter, two are confirmed to have hit their target.

, --June 6, 2015

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LAREDO, Texas (AP) -- A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas after it was fired upon.
The incident happened about 5 p.m. Friday while the aircraft was patrolling the Rio Grande near the far northwest corner of the border city of Laredo. More....

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