Thread: Shooting on San Diego\Mexico border

More here:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/18/border ... index.html

SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- Authorities shut down a busy U.S-Mexico border crossing Thursday after U.S. authorities shot and killed the driver of a car headed for Mexico, officials said.

The shooting occurred on southbound Interstate 5 around 3:30 p.m. about 50 feet north of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world's busiest border crossing, which links Tijuana, Mexico, with San Diego.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials were trying to stop a black SUV that was under surveillance for suspected immigrant smuggling.

A motorist said that a federal agent rapped on the vehicle's window with his baton, but the driver accelerated and the agent opened fire.

Anna Valderrama, of Tijuana, who was about four vehicles back when the shooting occurred, said she counted four passengers in the vehicle. There were no immediate reports of any other injuries.

The black Dodge Durango sat in the middle of the road with a shattered driver's side window.

The California Highway Patrol sealed off southbound access to the border and rush-hour traffic backed up more than a mile.

Someone posted this on Free Republic

Border crossing shut following shooting
Posted by Larousse2 to Ladycalif
On News/Activism 05/19/2006 6:52:03 AM PDT · 20 of 21

I was listening to CNN when this story broke last night.

They reported last night on CNN that the vehicle had tried to run over, or mow down, the Border Patrol Officer(s), which then resulted in the shooting.

SPIN, SPIN, SPIN!

On CNN this morning, there was absolutely NO MENTION of the vehicle trying to run down the Border Patrol Officer(s).

I am not, repeat NOT, having auditory hallucinations!