Man killed in Texas after Border Patrol checkpoint flight and shootout
FIRST ON FOX: A man was killed Wednesday after he fled through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint and led authorities on a vehicle chase and shootout in Texas.
The incident happened at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in the Big Bend Sector between El Paso and Van Horn, a remote area.
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The shooting involved Border Patrol agents and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
The chase began when the man fled the checkpoint on Interstate 10 near Sierra Blanca. He crashed his car before firing at authorities, sources told Fox News.
Law enforcement officials returned fire and killed him. It was not clear which officers from what agency fired.
No officers or agents were injured, sources said.