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08-02-2005, 21:27
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Two boys, both 13, have been arrested in connection with the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in an apparent bungled robbery attempt, Honduran Security Minister Oscar Alvarez announced Sunday.
DEA Special Agent Timothy Markey was shot to death on Friday while on vacation visiting a popular Roman Catholic shrine in Tegucigalpa.
FBI and DEA agents helped Honduran authorities track down the two suspects, who police describe as seasoned gang members.
Special Agent Markey began his DEA service in September 1989. At the time of his death, he had been assigned to the General Watch Unit at the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) in El Paso, Texas. He is survived by his mother, one brother, and three sisters living in California and Colorado.
Honduran authorities said the U.S. agent had been training Honduran police involved in drug interdiction efforts.
DEA Special Agent Timothy Markey was shot to death on Friday while on vacation visiting a popular Roman Catholic shrine in Tegucigalpa.
FBI and DEA agents helped Honduran authorities track down the two suspects, who police describe as seasoned gang members.
Special Agent Markey began his DEA service in September 1989. At the time of his death, he had been assigned to the General Watch Unit at the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) in El Paso, Texas. He is survived by his mother, one brother, and three sisters living in California and Colorado.
Honduran authorities said the U.S. agent had been training Honduran police involved in drug interdiction efforts.