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Federal Agent Dies After Shooting Outside Pembroke Pines Post Office
POSTED: 9:15 am EDT August 5, 2008
UPDATED: 12:10 pm EDT August 5, 2008
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has died after he was shot outside a Pembroke Pines post office Tuesday morning, police said.
The shooting happened at the South Florida Mail Processing Center located at Dykes Road and Pines Boulevard.
According to police, the victim and another man got into a fight. That's when the gunman fired a shot and fled the scene.
The victim, who has not been identified, was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital in critical condition, according to police spokesman Brian Davis. He died a short time later.
No motive has been released, but the victim's daughter was reportedly with him when the shooting occurred, so it does not appear that he was on duty at the time.
Police are searching for a silver or light-colored Chrysler 300 driven by a light-skinned man in his 40s or 50s. According to witnesses, the man was wearing a plaid shirt.
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