Immigration Clearinghouse

SAN DIEGO — An international manhunt is under way after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed near Campo on Thursday night while investigating a group of people presumed to have crossed into the country illegally. He has been identified as Robert Rosas, Homeland Security officials said. He was stationed in Campo. An agent saw the group sometime between 8:30 and 9 p.m. in the remote and rocky terrain south of state Route 94 off Shockey Truck Trail not far from the border, Border Patrol Agent Daryl Reed said. He called for other agents, who split up and began to trail the group, Reed said. About 9:15 p.m., agents, who had lost radio contact with their fellow agent, MORE