A 40-year-old U.S. citizen died after a border inspector shot him with a stun gun at the nation’s busiest crossing, authorities said Thursday.
San Diego police said the man jumped over a counter and attacked an inspector after being taken to a separate area for questioning at the San Ysidro port of entry connecting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. A records check showed he was wanted on a felony charge.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said the man attacked two inspectors and described him as “combative” in a statement. It said officers found heroin during a body search.
The man attempted to enter the U.S. on foot Wednesday afternoon, about four hours before the shooting, according to Customs and Border Protection. Authorities attempted CPR on the man, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.
