EXCLUSIVE TO FOX: A man met his end on Wednesday after evading a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint, sparking a high-speed chase and exchange of gunfire with law enforcement in Texas.

The incident unfolded at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint, nestled in the Big Bend Sector, an isolated stretch located between El Paso and Van Horn.

On March 13, 2024, a migrant made his way through the Rio Grande, crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas. In a separate occurrence, on Wednesday, a man was fatally shot by authorities after breaching a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in the vicinity of El Paso. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Both Border Patrol agents and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) were involved in the incident.

The pursuit was set in motion when the man sped away from the checkpoint situated on Interstate 10 near Sierra Blanca. The chase escalated when he crashed his vehicle and subsequently opened fire on the pursuing officers, as reported by sources to Fox News.

In response, law enforcement officers returned fire, resulting in his death. It remains unclear which agency’s officers discharged their weapons.

The shooting involved Border Patrol agents and DPS troopers.  (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images)

No officers or agents were injured, sources said. 

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