TUCSON, Ariz. — A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who was shot and killed by an Amtrak train passenger in Arizona has been identified.
According to two people familiar with the matter, Special Agent Mike Garbo was killed Monday during an inspection in a train car stopped in Tucson.
The DEA said Garbo joined the agency in 2005 and spent much of his career investigating drug traffickers moving across the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Group Supervisor Garbo’s operational expertise, mentorship, and leadership were legendary in the Tucson community," the DEA wrote in a statement.
A second agent and a Tucson police officer were wounded in the shooting on Monday at the station in the city’s downtown and sent panicked passengers running.
A regional task force was checking for illegal money, weapons, and drugs.
Authorities said the suspected shooter, who has not been identified, was shot and killed during the incident.
Another individual, Devonte Mathis, has been detained on suspicion of possessing bulks of marijuana on the train.
Court records show Mathis was seated near the shooter at the time DEA agents started inspecting the train. Mathis was allegedly seen moving a backpack containing marijuana before the shooting occurred.
Mathis' preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 21 at 9:20 a.m., he remains detained as the judge said there is a risk of non-appearance.
Below is a sketch of the Mathis in federal court by Maggie Keane.
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