Truckโ Driver Shot After Attemptingโ to Ram โคCoast Guard Base โin Alameda; Incident Follows immigrationโ Protests
Alameda,CA – โ A truck driver is in custody and undergoing a โฃmental health evaluationโ after โattempting to breach security at Coastโค Guard Base Alameda late โThursday night,authorities reported Friday. โThe driver, who was โขshot by lawโ enforcement officers, sustained a wound to the stomach and is expected to survive.
The incident occurred hours after protests erupted on the island base in response to โขtheโ potential deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents.While โPresident Trump had earlier โannouncedโ aโฃ planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco to address crime, he ultimately called โit off following discussions with local leaders who asserted โcrime rates are declining. However,U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had already begun arriving atโ the โฃCoast Guard base Thursday, sparking demonstrations.
According to a statement released by the U.S.Department of Homeland โคSecurity, the driver, operating โฃwhat appeared to be a U-Haulโ truck, โ”attempted to weaponize the vehicle to ram into Coast Guard โBase Alameda.” Lawโข enforcement officers issued multiple verbal commands to stop,but โคthe driver โข”suddenly accelerating backwards at โaโข high โrate of speed directly toward them.”
“When the vehicle’s actions posedโข a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard andโฃ security personnel, law enforcement officers discharged several rounds โof defensiveโค live fire,” the โฃstatement โread.
Aโฃ bystander wasโ struck by โa fragment of gunfire โขand treated at a hospital,subsequently being released. No Coast Guard personnel were injured.
The FBI isโค currently investigating the incident,and spokesperson Cameron Polan stated that,at โคthis time,itโข appearsโค to beโค an isolated event with no known ongoing threat to the public. U-Haul has confirmed it is cooperatingโค with law enforcement inโค the investigation.
The timing โof theโ incident has โraised concerns,particularlyโข given the earlier protests against federal immigration enforcement. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem โคindicated Friday that President โTrump may โreconsider his โขdecision to โhalt the โplanned enforcement surge if further โฃviolence occurs, stating the โfederal government might potentially be “forced to comeโ in and โฃprotect” law enforcement and Coast Guard personnel.
Key Takeaways:
* โ A truckโฃ driverโข attempted to โram Coast Guard Base Alameda and was shot by law enforcement.
*โ The โincident followed โฃprotests โagainst federal โขimmigration enforcement and a planned, then cancelled, surge of โขfederal agents into San Francisco.
* The FBI is investigating, and authorities believe the incident is currentlyโข isolated.
*โข โค The Secretary of Homeland Securityโข suggested a renewed โenforcement surge could be โฃconsidered if further violenceโฃ occurs.
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