Officers in California fire on truck they say tried to back into Coast Guard base

Incident occurred after ICE agents arriving at Alameda base were met by hundreds of protesters

Law enforcement officers in California opened fire on Thursday night at a vehicle that authorities say attempted to back into the entrance of the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, where protests had taken place earlier in the day over the arrival of federal immigration agents.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said that at around 10.00pm local time on Thursday, Coast Guard security personnel standing watch on Coast Guard Island observed a vehicle driving erratically and attempting to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda.