About 9:40 p.m., Border Patrol agents shot and killed the driver of a car that allegedly had been carrying undocumented immigrants in Laredo, Texas, after the car reversed into an agent and pinned him against another vehicle.
Agency: U.S. Border Patrol
Motive: Other (human smuggling at border)
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: October 23, 2020
County: Webb
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack