Driver fleeing Border Patrol checkpoint shoots at officers and is killed in Texas, law enforcement says

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN

(CNN) — A man was killed Wednesday after fleeing a US Border Patrol checkpoint and firing at law enforcement in Texas, a spokesperson with the local sheriff’s office said.

The incident began at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint as agents were performing vehicle checks, a Culberson County spokesperson said. A driver began firing at agents and fled the checkpoint, setting off a vehicle chase, she said.

After law enforcement performed a pit maneuver to stop the fleeing driver, the driver began to shoot at officers, the spokesperson said. An officer returned fire and fatally shot the man, she added.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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