A man brandishing a knife approached a U.S. border agent and a contract security guard just after 9 a.m. at the international border pedestrian crossing between Mexicali and Calexico. As the man approached the CBP officer and the guard with the knife, both shot and killed the man.
Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Motive: drugs
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: July 9, 2020
County: Imperial
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other