The man, Patrick Gary Schlegel, was in custody and expected to be charged after shooting at a federal helicopter, the authorities said. The shooting is under investigation.

As tensions along the Southern Border rise, a Border Patrol helicopter was recently targeted by a laser from Mexico. A news release from Customs and Border Protection said, the Feb. 9 incident was one of several in recent months in which lasers have targeted Air Interdiction Agents that are part of the Border Patrol’s Air and Marine Operations.

Two federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, law enforcement officials tell the BBC. Pretti, a US citizen, was shot a