Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent slain, another wounded in Mexico

By the CNN Wire Staff

February 15, 2011 11:22 p.m. EST

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Mexican government confirms ICE agent slain in gun attack
• Second victim in stable condition after being shot in the arm and leg
• U.S. officials, Mexican government condemn attack

(CNN) -- Gunmen opened fire on two U.S. immigration agents in Mexico on Tuesday, killing one and injuring the other, officials said.
The two agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were attacked Tuesday afternoon while driving between Mexico City and Monterrey.
One of the agents was gravely wounded and died later Tuesday. The other was in stable condition after being shot in the arm and leg, according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The shooting took place about 23 miles north of downtown Mexico City at approximately 3 p.m. ET, an ICE official said. The official spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity because the case is still under investigation.

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