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DHS Probes San Bernardino Shooting as Agent and Family Accounts Diverge

Key facts about self-defense, officer injuries, driver custody, warrant service, the subject’s status remain in dispute under a DHS investigation.

A woman is detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents outside a Home Depot Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Overview

  • DHS says a CBP officer fired at a civilian truck in self-defense after the driver struck two agents during a targeted operation.
  • Family video and the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice report masked agents smashed windows and fired three shots without identifying themselves or presenting a warrant.
  • DHS claims local police briefly detained the driver and released him, but the San Bernardino Police Department has no record of any arrest.
  • Local officers initially left the scene under California’s Values Act restrictions and later returned to assist with crowd control at the request of federal agents.
  • No criminal charges have been filed and DHS has yet to complete its investigation into the officer-involved shooting.