Agency
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Entered on Duty
End of Watch
On March 8, 2024, Border Patrol Agent Christopher Luna, and three U.S. Army National Guard crew members, were aboard a U.S. Army National Guard Helicopter. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the helicopter crashed while responding to a suspected illegal crossing near La Grulla, Texas. Agent Luna and one of the National Guard members were killed in the crash. Another National Guard crew member also succumbed to her injuries later that afternoon.
Agent Luna began his career with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in April of 2007. A second-generation member of the U.S. Border Patrol, he served his career at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station, Rio Grande Valley Sector. Agent Luna was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, and brother.