Law Enforcement Fires on Truck During Bay Area Immigration Protest, Wounding Two

A protest against a planned federal immigration enforcement surge in the San Francisco Bay Area on October 23, 2025, escalated dramatically when law enforcement fired on a U-Haul truck that reversed aggressively toward the U.S. Coast Guard base entrance in Alameda. The incident occurred after hundreds of protesters gathered peacefully to oppose the Trump administration's deployment of over 100 federal immigration agents to the area, which was planned to be staged at the Coast Guard Island. According to Coast Guard officials, the driver ignored multiple commands to stop and attempted to ram the gate, prompting officers to discharge live rounds in self-defense, wounding two individuals, including the driver who is now held for a mental health evaluation. The FBI has taken over the investigation into the shooting, as questions arise over the use of force and the heightened tensions surrounding immigration enforcement policies. Earlier protests involved chants against the immigration crackdown, physical attempts to block federal vehicles, and law enforcement's use of flash-bang grenades to disperse crowds. President Donald Trump later announced he was shelving the deployment following these events, highlighting the volatile political and social environment around immigration enforcement in sanctuary jurisdictions.