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SAN LUIS, AZ (AZFamily) — Things were back to normal Friday at the San Luis Port of Entry—busy, peaceful and orderly—but people who were there during Thursday’s chaos are still shaken after a scene that included gunfire and a driver trying to escape law enforcement.
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Rafael Guerrero said he was nearby when shots rang out.
“Out of nowhere, I heard shooting, and when I looked, I saw a car that was hit,” Guerrero said.
Guerrero said he was headed to San Luis, Arizona, from Mexico but decided to stop at a currency exchange business. That’s when he heard the gunfire and saw the commotion unfold nearby.
According to Guerrero, the chaos started when the driver appeared to abandon a trip into Mexico and tried to turn back.
“The driver was coming from the U.S into Mexico but it looked like the driver wanted to return to the U.S and in that process he hit one car and another car,” Guerrero said.
Guerrero said the driver’s car collided with other cars before speeding away.
“I saw the car leave the scene very fast and law enforcement was chasing him, but I don’t know if he was arrested,” he said.
Guerrero also said Friday morning he saw a social media post showing what appeared to be the same vehicle—with the same dents—found about a mile from the border in Mexico.
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In a statement to our newsroom, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said: “A driver drove erratically through the southbound lanes of the San Luis Port of Entry into Mexico. The driver failed to obey CBP officers’ lawful commands to stop. The vehicle continued into Mexico, where Mexican officials engaged. There was no use of force by CBP personnel and there were no injuries to port personnel or property damage to the port. For additional questions on the incident on the Mexico side, please contact Government of Mexico officials.”
There are occasional shootings at or near ports of entry along the border, but this is the first episode of violence in this area in months.
The incident also comes as the San Luis Port of Entry is expanding to handle increased commercial traffic.
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