The American man killed at the border in a shootout with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Monday night was attempting to smuggle in two Chinese nationals, officials said Wednesday. San Diego Police identified the person killed in the San Ysidro Port of Entry shooting as 23-year-old Travis James Eckstein. AMERICAN KILLED IN SHOOTOUT WITH BORDER AGENTS AT SAN YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY, OFFICIALS SAYWhen officials went to look inside Eckstein’s truck, they discovered two people “secreted” inside the rear of the vehicle. “The CBP officers risked their own lives to protect the public from this gunman,” Pete Flores, Director of Field Operations, said in a statement. None of the seven border agents involved in the shooting were injured in the incident, police said.

Source: Fox News June 06, 2019 13:19 UTC