30 months in prison for man who fired gun near immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz

A federal judge sentenced a man to 30 months in prison after he admitted that he fired a gun “in proximity of” U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents during the final days of Operation Midway Blitz last fall. In sentencing Hector Gomez on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said his actions could have led to a far more tragic outcome. Kennelly stressed the seriousness of Hector Gomez's actions on Nov. 8, saying that firing a gun during a "potentially volatile situation" could have…