On Thursday, a U-Haul truck came close to breaching a U.S. Coast Guard base, prompting the personnel there to open fire.

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From Fox News:

Dramatic video shows the box truck with its headlights on reversing toward security personnel stationed around a vehicle outside Coast Guard Base Alameda at around 10 p.m.

Moments later, flashes of gunfire erupted as officers shouted orders from a barricade. The U-Haul driver then hit the gas and accelerated forward.

The Coast Guard said security personnel standing watch on Coast Guard Island had witnessed the U-Haul truck “driving erratically and attempting to back into the base.”

Service members reportedly offered “multiple verbal commands” to the driver, only discharging “several rounds of live fire” after the driver ignored every command. In a statement, the Coast Guard justified the shooting, claiming “the vehicle’s actions posed a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard and security personnel.”

According to Fox, two men arrived at local hospitals with gunshot wounds after the shooting, one of whom is believed to have been driving the U-Haul.

The shooting comes at a time when more and more law enforcement and federal officers are in danger. Around the nation, protestors have been menacing these officers, threating and even sometimes harming them. In fact, Fox notes that the entrance of this Coast Guard base was the scene of a protest earlier on Thursday, during which demonstrators “attempted to block U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents from entering the base.”

As incidents like these continue to take place across the country, let’s pray for the safety of our law enforcement, federal agents, and military!

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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)