A 23-year-old U.S. citizen killed in a shootout with agents at a Southern California border crossing is believed to have been attempting to bring 2 Chinese nationals into the U.S., Customs and Border Protection said.
with agents at a Southern California border crossing is believed to have been attempting to illegally bring two Chinese nationals into the U.S., Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday.
Officials said he drove his pickup truck from Mexico into the U.S. and failed to stop for an inspection, then fired out of the vehicle and then got out of the vehicle and fired at border agents, who returned fire and killed him. None of the seven CBP officers involved were injured. Authorities said CBP officers and San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Eckstein, who was shot, died.told NBC San DiegoThe San Ysidro Port of Entry is the busiest in the Western Hemisphere, with around 70,000 northbound vehicles processed each day, according to the federal General Services Administration's website.
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