TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents have found the body of a man who was shot and burned in the remote southern Arizona desert near Ironwood Forest National Monument northwest of Tucson.
Pima County sheriff's Deputy Jason Ogan says the agents saw a vehicle enter the forest around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Shortly after, they heard a gunshot and saw flames coming from a distance.
Ogan says the agents then saw the truck speeding away and followed it for a while before losing sight of it.
When they returned to check out the fire, they found a man shot and burned on his entire body. He was dead on the ground.
The sheriff's office is leading the investigation into the killing. The Border Patrol did not return a call for more details.
