IRS Criminal Investigation identifies special agent killed in training incident

 

Date: August 18, 2023

Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov

PHOENIX — IRS Criminal Investigation officials identified the name of the individual killed Aug. 17 in a training incident at the Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix firing range.

The deceased is Special Agent Patrick Bauer, 47, long time resident of Arizona. Bauer is survived by his wife and four children.

In addition to being a special agent, Bauer was a Master Sgt. (ret.) in the Arizona Air National Guard.

Bauer was pronounced dead Aug. 17 in the early afternoon at HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.