The Nation - News from Oct. 27, 1985

Robin Ahrens, the first female FBI agent killed in the line of duty on Sept. 27, disregarded orders during an arrest in Phoenix, in which fellow agents shot her to death, according to a published report. Quoting a Phoenix police report, the Arizona Republic said the agents believed Ahrens, who was running down a dimly lit apartment walkway toward the agents, was the suspect’s partner, and posed a threat. The police report said that Ahrens, 33, had been warned not to run around the rear of the apartment building.