The suspect reportedly flees into Mexico after swerving his vehicle at three people.

                 Staff and Wire Report
 
                    A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot at a Mexican man who authorities said
                 tried to flee the Naco Port of Entry near Douglas in a van carrying 130 pounds
                 of marijuana.
                    The man was still being sought.
                    The man was identified as Alberto Rodriguez, 20, of Naco, Son., by the
                 Mexican consul in Douglas, Miguel Escobar Valdez.
                    Valdez said Rodriguez's mother and her 8-year-old granddaughter were in
                 the van.
                    The suspect escaped yesterday into the border city of Naco, Son., after the
                 shooting, said Carol Capas, a spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff's
                 Office.
                    The Mexican consul said at least three shots hit the vehicle. Federal
                 authorities would not comment on how many shots were fired.
                    Valdez said the girl was returned unharmed to her father in Naco, Son.
                    The woman, identified by Valdez as Maria Mendoza of Naco, Son., was
                 charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tucson with possession of marijuana
                 with intent to distribute, Angst said.
                    No injuries were reported.
                    The incident began at 10:30 a.m. when federal agents stopped the van at
                 the Naco port in southeastern Arizona.
                    The van was sent to a separate area of the port for closer inspection.
                    The driver then "tried to turn around south," Capas said.
                    A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was in the port told investigators the van
                 headed straight for him and two other people, authorities said.
                    "He feared for their lives, so he took action by discharging his firearm,"
                 Capas said.
                    FBI spokesman Adam Angst said investigators believe the agent was "a
                 victim of vehicular assault."
                    The agent was not identified. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
                 spokesman Frank Amarillas referred comment to the FBI.