Coast Guard security personnel fired on a U-Haul truck outside Coast Guard Base Alameda late Thursday after the driver ignored commands and backed toward officers during a day of protests over federal immigration enforcement. Authorities said the driver was wounded and a bystander was injured by a fragment; the FBI is investigating.
The shooting occurred at about 10 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2025, on the bridge leading to Coast Guard Island, a federal installation in the Oakland–Alameda Estuary that is accessed by a single roadway. In a statement posted overnight, the Coast Guard said security personnel issued multiple verbal commands to stop a vehicle that “proceeded to put the vehicle in reverse” toward officers; when the vehicle’s actions posed a direct threat, “law enforcement officers discharged several rounds of live fire.” No Coast Guard personnel were injured. The FBI is leading the investigation. (washingtonpost.com)
Video recorded by KPIX photojournalist Rick Villaroman shows a U-Haul backing toward a line of officers before shots are fired; the truck stops briefly and then drives away. Local coverage indicated the driver returned a short time later. (cbsnews.com)
By Friday, authorities said the driver—wounded in the abdomen—was in custody for a mental-health evaluation. A bystander struck by a fragment was treated at a hospital and released, according to statements relayed by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Earlier reports from local outlets said two men arrived at hospitals with gunshot wounds; officials have not publicly identified the second person. (apnews.com)
The confrontation capped a tense day outside the base, which protesters targeted after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began arriving to support an anticipated immigration enforcement operation in the Bay Area. Authorities used flash-bang devices to clear demonstrators blocking access earlier Thursday, and the California Highway Patrol later declared an unlawful assembly to allow base employees to leave. (seattlepi.com)
The Coast Guard Island facility has been used as a staging point as federal agencies weigh broader actions in the region. Hours before the shooting, President Donald Trump said he was pausing a planned federal “surge” in San Francisco after a late‑night call with Mayor Daniel Lurie and outreach from tech executives, though officials and local leaders spent Friday clarifying that any wider Bay Area operations were also on hold. (washingtonpost.com)
The policy clash escalated beyond the Bay Area. After Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin warned in an October 22 statement that California law “prevents federal agents from taking certain actions” and that local authorities “may arrest federal agents if they break California law,” the Justice Department’s deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, sent a letter to Pelosi, Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Attorney General Rob Bonta, and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, calling the push to arrest federal officers an “apparent criminal conspiracy” and directing officials to preserve related communications. (pelosi.house.gov)
Attorney General Pam Bondi echoed that warning in a Fox News interview, saying officials who direct arrests of federal agents could face charges. (Fox did not immediately release a transcript; multiple outlets reported the remarks.) (bizpacreview.com)
California recently enacted the “No Secret Police Act,” signed September 20, 2025, which bans most law enforcement officers—including federal immigration agents—from concealing their faces during operations, with exceptions for undercover work and medical or safety equipment. Legal experts have noted likely federal–state conflicts over applying such rules to federal personnel. (abcnews.go.com)
Kristi Noem, confirmed in January as secretary of homeland security, has overseen the administration’s immigration enforcement posture this year; DHS says CBP and other federal personnel remain prepared to continue operations while the FBI investigates Thursday night’s incident. (dhs.gov)