Thread: Officials: Trespasser shot dead on air base

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/18/airbas ... index.html

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) -- A driver sped through a checkpoint at an Air National Guard Base and led security on a high-speed chase on the grounds before officers shot at him, authorities said.

The base confirmed the Wednesday night chase and said shots were fired and the driver was taken to a hospital. The Detroit News reported the man died of his injuries.

It was the second reported break-in in two months at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 30 miles northeast of Detroit.

On April 4, a man led base security on a brief high-speed chase before he was caught. Abdallah Karadsheh, 21, of Macomb Township was charged with attempting to maliciously destroy military structures. No shots were fired in that incident, and the FBI determined no terrorist activity was involved.

In Wednesday's incident, an unauthorized vehicle forced its way onto the base about 7:50 p.m., evaded base security at high speeds and struck a privately owned vehicle, according to a statement from the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard.

Officers fired shots at the driver when he tried to run over security personnel, but he continued driving until being forced off the road, the statement said. The driver was not identified.

Selfridge spokeswoman Lt. Penny Carroll said she did not know if the driver had a weapon or what he was attempting to do on base property, The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reported.

State police said Thursday morning that their investigators were at the scene.

more "family values" at work.

So why do we have Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean in prison?