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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — U.S. Coast Guard security guards posted at Coast Guard Island in Alameda opened fire Thursday night on a driver who officials said was trying to ram through a gate.
The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. at the site where hundreds of protesters gathered earlier in the day, near Embarcadero and Dennison Street in Oakland. According to Coast Guard officials, security watched a vehicle driving erratically toward the base and gave multiple verbal commands to stop.
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The driver failed to stop, according to USCG, and instead put the vehicle in reverse and attempted to back into Coast Guard Island and ram a gate.
“When the vehicle’s actions posed a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard and security personnel, law enforcement officers discharged several rounds of live fire,” USCG said.
Authorities respond to investigate after U.S. Coast Guard security personnel at Alameda’s Coast Guard Island open fire at a driver. (AIO)
No Coast Guard members were injured in the incident. It is currently unknown if the driver was injured or if any arrests were made.
The FBI is leading the investigation.
The shooting comes after two protesters were injured Thursday morning as more than 100 federal agents were due to arrive at Coast Guard Island. Agents shouted at the group of protesters blocking a bridge that serves as the sole entryway and deployed pepper spray and flash bang granades to remove them.
Protesters gather at the intersection of Embarcadero and Dennison Street in Oakland outside the entrance bridge to Coast Guard Island Alameda, Thursday, October 23, 2025. (Photo: KRON4)
Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers dressed in riot gear arrived Thursday afternoon and pushed protesters back to clear the intersection at the bridge. One protester was tackled to the ground and arrested.
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