A man from Wisconsin was killed Wednesday morning after allegedly fleeing a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas, authorities said.
Around 10:30 a.m., Texas authorities were called to assist with a high-speed pursuit involving a vehicle that fled a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 10 in Sierra Blanca, Texas Department of Public Safety Press Secretary Sheridan Nolen said in a statement.
“The initial investigation shows the suspect driver – who is now identified as James Douglas McMillan, 33, of Greenfield, Wis. – took off from the checkpoint after a USBP Drug K-9 alerted to the vehicle and agents directed McMillan to pull over for a secondary search,” Nolen said in the statement.
During the pursuit, McMillan began shooting out the window of the car at authorities at the scene and “indiscriminately at civilian vehicles,” according to Nolen. McMillan was the only person in the vehicle, Nolen added.
Authorities returned fire while DPS troopers stopped McMillan’s vehicle by performing a “precision immobilization technique,” Nolen said.
McMillan then allegedly barricaded himself inside the vehicle before eventually pointing his weapon toward officers, Nolen said, and then authorities discharged their weapons — striking and killing him.
Border Patrol agents at the scene performed life-saving measures before McMillan was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement from Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott.
No law enforcement offices or civilians were injured.
Authorities said their ongoing investigation determined the vehicle McMillan as driving was stolen out of Arizona.
“This is an active and ongoing investigation by the Texas Rangers, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and USBP,” Nolen said in the statement.
No additional information was immediately available.
