Coast Guard officers opened fire on a vehicle that tried to ram the entrance of Coast Guard Base Alameda in California, wounding the suspect and a bystander, according to federal officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident occurred at around 10 p.m. on Thursday when Coast Guard security personnel observed a vehicle driving erratically near the entrance to the base on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, a city across the bay from San Francisco, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officers said the driver ignored verbal commands and suddenly reversed at high speed toward security personnel, leading them to open fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Coast Guard personnel were injured. The driver, who was hit in the stomach, was taken into custody and is undergoing a mental health evaluation, according to the agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A bystander was struck by a fragment, treated at a hospital, and later released. Both are expected to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to KTVU, the shooting happened on the bridge leading to Coast Guard Island near Oakland\u2019s Embarcadero and Livingston Street. A KTVU news crew recorded about 10 seconds of gunfire and shouting as the incident unfolded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FBI is leading the investigation with assistance from the Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities have not identified the driver or said whether the incident was connected to a demonstration held earlier in the day near the base\u2019s entrance to protest immigration enforcement policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n