According to the Coast Guard, the driver initially refused to comply with verbal instructions and then accelerated forward while the vehicle was in drive. Security officers reported that the truck was “driving erratically and attempting to back into the base.” In response, they discharged multiple rounds of live ammunition after the driver’s actions posed a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard personnel.
Fortunately, no base personnel were injured during the incident. The U-Haul had been parked outside the facility for most of the day. After the shooting, the driver fled the scene. Local hospitals later received two men suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom is believed to be the truck’s driver.
