Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Marshals Service, 19000 Socorro Rd., SOCORRO, TEXAS 79927
on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was taking a wanted subject into custody when the subject fired a gun into the windshield of the employee's vehicle. The employee suffered a gunshot wound below the left eye.
Hospitalized Eye(s) Suspect under pursuit or investigation
A U.S. Marshal was conducting a fugitive investigation. The team announced their presence and entered the suspect's home. The team was fired upon and the employee was shot in the leg.
The injured employee was assisting a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enforcement operation. During an apprehension, officers returned fire at a subject and struck the employee with a bullet. The employee sustained a gunshot wound to their right hand.
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