PICTURED: American man, 23, who was killed in shoot-out at the US-Mexico border while he was trying to smuggle two Chinese nationals into the country who were hiding in the back of his truck

An American man killed in a shootout with officers at the US-Mexico border on Monday night was attempting to illegally smuggle two Chinese nationals into the country, officials revealed Wednesday. Travis James Eckstein, 23, has been identified as the deceased by San Diego police after the exchange of gunfire in the San Ysidro Port of Entry, near Tijuana. Officials said that Eckstein ‘fired multiple gunshots’ at US Customs and Border Protection officers at 7:30pm on June 3, in a bid to evade inspection of his vehicle but he was shot dead soon afterwards. When officers went to examine Eckstein’s white pick-up truck, they discovered the US Citizen had been trying to smuggle in two male Chinese nationals – an 18-year-old and a 27-year-old – who were ‘secreted’ inside the rear of his vehicle. Neither the teenager nor the man had legal clearance to enter the US, CPB said. Travis James Eckstein, 23, has been identified as the deceased by San Diego police after the exchange of gunfire in the San Ysidro Port of Entry, near Tijuana Officials said that Eckstein ‘fired multiple gunshots’ at US Customs and Border Protection officers at 7:30pm on June 3, in a bid to evade… Read full this story

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