A suspected human trafficker was shot and injured after firing at US Border Patrol agents and a federal helicopter during a chase near Arizona's border. The suspect is hospitalised in serious condition. No agents were hurt. Federal authorities are investigating the incident.
The deaths reported occurred in three states that have suffered the worst. As of early August, 64 people had died in Pima County, Arizona; 39 in Maricopa County, Arizona; 26 in Clark County, Nevada; 11 in Webb County, Texas; and seven in Harris County, Texas.