""Coast Guard security personnel standing watch on Coast Guard Island observed a vehicle driving erratically and attempting to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda," the Coast Guard said in a statement posted to social media. "Coast Guard personnel issued multiple verbal commands to stop the vehicle, the driver failed to comply and proceeded to put the vehicle in reverse. When the vehicle's actions posed a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard and security personnel, law enforcement officers discharged several rounds of live fire.""
"Videos of the shooting, which happened at around 10 p.m., showed a U-Haul rental van accelerating backward toward several law enforcement officers who then opened fire on the truck with rifles. After multiple gunshots the vehicle speeds away from the officers. The police then shout: "is anyone injured? Is anyone hit?" Protesters appear to shout back that "someone's been shot.""
At about 10:00 p.m., Coast Guard security personnel on Coast Guard Island observed a vehicle driving erratically and attempting to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda. Multiple verbal commands were issued and the driver failed to comply, putting the vehicle in reverse. When the vehicle posed a direct threat, law enforcement officers discharged live rounds. Video shows a U-Haul accelerating backward toward officers, officers firing rifles, and the vehicle speeding away. No Coast Guard personnel were injured. Two people were reported taken to a hospital. The FBI has opened an investigation and local agencies did not immediately respond to inquiries.
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