Merrick Garland in Tucson after DEA agent killed

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will be in Tucson Thursday to meet privately with those affected by the recent gunfire on an Amtrak train that stopped in Tucson, a Justice Department spokesman said .

DEA group chief Mike Garbo was shot dead on the train Monday while searching him with an inter-agency task force looking for drugs. A Tucson police officer and another DEA agent were also injured in the shooting.

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After a stop in Tucson, Garland will travel to Mexico City for a US-Mexico security meeting. He will return to Washington by Friday evening.

Assistant Attorney General Lisa Monaco and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram are expected to attend Garbo’s funeral on Friday.

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