BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer fired shots at a man who rammed a barricade after speeding through the U.S. border crossing in Blaine.
The Bellingham Herald reports the shots did not hit the man, who was first contacted by officers when he got into the frequent traveler lane at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine Friday morning.
When customs agents approached the man, he refused to turn off the 1991 Plymouth Voyager’s engine and was evasive in answering questions. The man suddenly stepped on the accelerator and rammed through the gate, swerved around other traffic but crashed into a barricade. The customs officer fired two shots as the van drove off.
The man fled, but was later spotted by a Border Patrol helicopter and was arrested by agents.
