A man was killed Wednesday after fleeing a US Border Patrol checkpoint near El Paso, Texas, and firing at law enforcement, a spokesperson with the local sheriff’s office said.

A traffic stop at a West Texas border checkpoint turned deadly Wednesday after a driver sped off and opened fire on pursuing officers, authorities say. Officials identified the man as 33-year-old James Douglas McMillan of Greenfield,

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While some federal agencies have specific rules around less-lethal weapons – including CBP, which prohibits intentionally firing pepper balls at heads unless deadly force is justified, among other restrictions – many, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, don’t direct agents on their use during protests or civil disturbances.