Search for Marijuana on Amtrak Train Leads to Deadly Shooting in Arizona

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A deadly shooting aboard an Amtrak train in Arizona on Monday occurred following a search for marijuana by law enforcement officers, according to court documents filed in the case. DEA Agent Killed, Two Law Enforcement Officers Wounded in Shooting Two other law enforcement officers were also injured in the shooting and taken to a hospital. At that point, D.T. pulled out a handgun and began firing, striking the DEA agents. According to media reports, officers then reboarded the train and attempted to detain Mathis on the upper level of a double-decker train car. The DEA agents and police officers with the Pima County Counter Narcotics Alliance were investigating a tip from Amtrak about a list of individuals traveling from Los Angeles to Texas.

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A deadly shooting aboard an Amtrak train in Arizona on Monday occurred following a search for marijuana by law enforcement officers, according to court documents filed in the case. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Michael Garbo and a suspect only identified as D.T. were killed and two agents were wounded in the shooting at the Amtrak station in Tucson, Arizona on Monday morning.

A criminal complaint filed in the case in Arizona district court on Tuesday explains that agents boarded the train after it arrived at the station to search for drugs, contraband cash and weapons. Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, Train 2 was headed from New Orleans to...

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