Suspect In A U-Haul Shot Attempting To Ram Personnel At A California Coast Guard Base

Posted • October 25, 2025: Coast Guard Base Alameda in California has recently become the site of leftist protests as ICE has been using the Coastie's island base as a staging ground. At approximately 10:00 pm local time on Thursday, one protester went a little too far, ending up being hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and facing serious criminal charges. The suspect drove a rented U-Haul box truck in reverse toward USCG security personnel who were guarding the entrance to the base. After he ignored several warnings and began to aggressively accelerate toward their position security staff opened fire. The suspect would initially drive off, but was taken into custody later. A bystander was also struck, possibly by shrapnel, and was treated and released at a local hospital. No Coast Guard personnel were injured in the incident, which was caught on camera.

Homeland Security @DHSgov: “Alameda, California — At approximately 10:00 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, Coast Guard security personnel standing watch on Coast Guard Island observed a vehicle driving erratically and attempting to weaponize the vehicle to ram into Coast Guard Base Alameda. U.S. Coast Guard personnel issued multiple verbal commands to stop the vehicle, the driver failed to comply and proceeded to put the vehicle in reverse — suddenly accelerating backwards at a high rate of speed directly toward them. 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 defensive live fire. No Coast Guard personnel were injured during the incident. Two civilians were injured and are expected to survive. The truck driver was wounded in the stomach and is being held for mental health evaluation. A bystander was struck by a fragment, treated at a local hospital, and released. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency for this investigation, and we are coordinating with our law enforcement partners.”

The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident, and the suspect is undergoing a mental evaluation. This most recent act of violence toward ICE and other federal law enforcement brought memories of another act of domestic terror. Not because of what the suspect did, but because of what he drove. I don’t think you really understand how much of a big deal this was… what blew up the Oklahoma City Federal Building… A rented Ryder box truck… not too different from a U-Haul… The man inside appears to be wearing a Covid mask and light skinned… he was checking how far he could go before they fired on him… this was a test… albeit not a smart one… In their eyes, that’s a possible Vehicle-Borne IED like in Iraq or Afghanistan, or like the vehicles used in the OKC & WTC bombing…and the best-case is its just an empty ram with a ton of energy at impact. In either case, the driver had a clear intent & breached clear barriers.

Watching the video, it appears that the driver may have mistakenly thought that driving the box truck in reverse would provide him cover. He then stopped and fled the scene after learning the hard way that he was wrong. There seems to be little doubt that Coast Guard staff, who had no way of knowing what was inside that truck, were justified in firing on the driver after giving him multiple warnings to stop. (…)

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