Statement From AFGE National President John Gage on Killing of ICE Agent and U.S. Marshal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The president of the nation's largest federal employees union which represents ICE agents and U.S. Marshals today issued the following statement following the Tuesday night killing of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent in Mexico and the Wednesday morning shooting in West Virginia that resulted in the killing of one U.S. Marshal and wounded two other marshals in the line of duty.

"In the past two days, two dedicated federal employees have been killed and two others wounded in the line of duty.  These separate incidents point to the risk that federal employees face daily in service to the American public.  We are deeply saddened by the loss of ICE Special Agent Jamie Zapata and deputy U.S. Marshal Derek Hotsinpiller.  We wish condolences to both of their families," said John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).

SOURCE American Federation of Government Employees

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