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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, left, speaks at news conference with FBI special agent in charge, Phoenix, Heith Janke, center, and assistant special agent in charge, Tucson, Jon Edwards, during a briefing at the Pima County Sheriff's Department on Border Patrol involved shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

FBI special agent in charge, Phoenix, Heith Janke speaks during a briefing at the Pima County Sheriff's Department on a Border Patrol involved shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

FILE - A U.S. Border Patrol patch is seen, Nov. 3, 2025, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos center, speaks at press conference with FBI special agent in charge, Phoenix, Heith Janke, left, and assistant special agent in charge, Tucson, Jon Edwards, during a briefing at the Pima County Sheriff's Department on a Border Patrol involved shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks at news conference with FBI special agents during a briefing at the Pima County Sheriff's Department on a Border Patrol involved shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Arizona border shootout suspect tied to human smuggling, sheriff's office says

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, left, speaks at news conference with FBI special agent in charge, Phoenix, Heith Janke, center, and assistant special agent in charge, Tucson, Jon Edwards, during a briefing at the Pima County Sheriff's Department on Border Patrol involved shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

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