FBI (CONFIRMS Border Patrol Agent killed by Friendly Fire)

BISBEE, Ariz. — Investigators into the shooting death of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie are preparing to announce that he died as a result of friendly fire, NBC News is reporting.
George McCubbin, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing about 17,000 border agents, said Friday that he has learned new details that make him believe friendly fire could have played a part in the shooting.

"The only thing I can say is that the possibility of friendly fire is a higher likely scenario," McCubbin told The Associated Press, declining to elaborate on the new details.
NBC Sources reported Friday afternoon that a comparison of ballistics indicates Ivie was killed by friendly fire and also indicates no criminals were in the area.