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Man killed in Texas after Border Patrol checkpoint flight and shootout
By Louis Casiano, Brooke Taylor
Published March 04, 2026
FIRST ON FOX: A man was killed Wednesday after he fled through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint and led authorities on a vehicle chase and shootout in Texas.
The incident happened at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in the Big Bend Sector between El Paso and Van Horn, a remote area.
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A migrant walks through the Rio Grande as he crosses the U.S.-Mexico border, March 13, 2024, in El Paso, Texas. On Wednesday, a man was shot and killed by authorities near El Paso after fleeing through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The shooting involved Border Patrol agents and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
The chase began when the man fled the checkpoint on Interstate 10 near Sierra Blanca. He crashed his car before firing at authorities, sources told Fox News.
Law enforcement officials returned fire and killed him. It was not clear which officers from what agency fired.
The shooting involved Border Patrol agents and DPS troopers. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images)
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No officers or agents were injured, sources said.
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