An IRS agent was fatally shot Thursday throughout routine coaching at a Federal Bureau of Prisons firing vary in Arizona.

The IRS particular agent, unnamed by authorities, survived the shot however died shortly after arriving at an area hospital, IRS Phoenix Field Office spokesperson Charlotte Dennis informed The Associated Press.

The IRS was utilizing the firing vary on the facility beneath an settlement between the companies. Other companies had been additionally on the firing vary on the time of the capturing, BOP spokesperson Aimee Arthur-Wastell informed the Arizona Republic. She additionally talked about that no BOP or firing vary staff had been damage on account of the capturing.

The incident and the circumstances surrounding it at the moment are beneath investigation by the FBI Phoenix area workplace.

“To preserve the integrity and capabilities of the investigation, details of the ongoing process will not be released. Findings of the FBI investigation will be turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona for review,” the FBI stated in an announcement.

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