An agent tried to stop a vehicle suspected of being involved in migrant smuggling. The vehicle did not stop, and after a brief pursuit, the vehicle stopped at a gas station. Three agents shot into the vehicle, and the driver was shot and killed.
Agency: U.S. Border Patrol
Motive: unauthorized immigration
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Silvestre Vargas Estrada
Death Date: May 14, 2021
County: San Diego
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Fleeing: car