Well, we have all railed against IRS agents being armed.
They just proved to everyone there is good reason for that.
An agent was shot and killed in North Phoenix by a fellow agent during a routine training exercise.
Shot and Killed
The IRS is not providing much detail about what went down.
We do know the agents were training at a firing range at the time of the shooting.
Charlotte M. Dennis, a spokesperson for the IRS Phoenix field office, confirmed that an agent had been killed…
🚨#BREAKING: IRS Agent Fatally Shoots and kills another Agent At Phoenix Shooting gun Range
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After being shot, the unnamed agent was taken to the HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
The agent was pronounced dead not long after arriving at the facility.
The FBI is now investigating the shooting.
Source: ABC News
