Gunfire, a manhunt, and lockdowns rattled Brownsville on Tuesday as law enforcement agents shot and arrested a suspect following a chaotic pursuit.

Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector posted on social media on May 13 that agents were involved in a shooting incident in Brownsville at approximately 11:45 a.m.

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It is unclear whether the incident Chavez described is separate from or related to a police shooting reported earlier in the day by CBS ValleyCentral. According to that outlet, at around 10 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety troopers attempted to stop a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Alberto Pintor Jr. of Brownsville.

Pintor allegedly fled the traffic stop and opened fire on officers before ditching his vehicle near Harding Street and fleeing on foot, prompting lockdowns at five Brownsville Independent School District campuses and a shelter-in-place order at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Brownsville campus.

Authorities from the Texas DPS, Brownsville Police Department, and U.S. Border Patrol ultimately located Pintor armed with a handgun, attempting to enter a home on East 23rd Street, according to CBS. He was shot and taken into custody with what officials described as non-life-threatening injuries. The outlet report said Pintor will face charges of aggravated assault against a trooper.

Both the Border Patrol and DPS confirmed that no officers were harmed during the incident.

Brownsville, located at the southernmost tip of Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border, is a critical node in America’s immigration and border security efforts. The city sits just across the Rio Grande from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and is a frequent staging ground for both legal crossings and illegal smuggling operations.

With multiple ports of entry, detention facilities, and a heavy federal presence, Brownsville regularly sees high-profile immigration enforcement actions and smuggling interdictions. The region is also known for its complex mix of humanitarian, criminal, and geopolitical dynamics, making it a flashpoint in the broader national immigration debate.

In recent years, authorities in the Rio Grande Valley Sector have made headlines for major drug seizures and high-speed chases.

As The Dallas Express reported earlier this month, two U.S. citizens were arrested on May 5 after Border Patrol agents discovered 17 bundles of cocaine—estimated to be worth $1.27 million—hidden in a semi-truck at a checkpoint in the sector. Photos posted by Agent Chavez showed large plastic-wrapped parcels marked “QTAR” laid out beside a baby-blue truck. No additional details about that trafficking case, including the shipment’s intended destination, have been released.