Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos
Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch Monday, March 15, 2021
BIO
Age 35
Tour 12 years
Badge I-203
Military Veteran
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Struck by vehicle
Location California.
Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 86, north of Marina Drive, near Salton City, California.
He was the first to arrive at the scene of a vehicle crash that occurred during a dust storm that caused low visibility. He was assisting an elderly patient who was still in her car when another vehicle struck him and the car.
Agent Flores-Bañuelos was transported to Pioneers Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Agent Flores-Bañuelos was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the United States Border Patrol for 12 years. He is survived by his expectant wife and three children.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Border Patrol Rodney Scott
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Room 6.5E
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: (202 ) 344-1770
