Chaos in California: Truck driver leaves 2 injured as he tries to ram his vehicle into Coast Guard Base Alameda, officers fire at him in defense; here’s what happened next

Chaos ensued in California on Thursday, October 23, 2025, after two people were injured when an “erratic” driver tried to use his truck to crash into Coast Guard Base Alameda. According to authorities, the location where the incident occurred was on a small island near Oakland, California.

The incident, which occurred at 22:00, led to an armed attack at Coast Guard Base Alameda. According to ABC News, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it detected a driver “driving erratically” and apparently trying to use his truck to crash into Coast Guard Base Alameda.

Here’s what happened

DHS, citing Coast Guard personnel who spoke about the incident on Friday, said the driver was told he had been asked to stop multiple times, but the driver allegedly put the truck in reverse and suddenly reversed toward Coast Guard officers.

“Law enforcement officers opened defensive live fire several times, causing the truck driver to be injured in the abdomen and a bystander to be struck by the piece,” DHS said, according to ABC News. The ministry also confirmed that none of the injured had life-threatening injuries.

DHS said the truck driver was taken for a mental health evaluation and the bystander was released from the hospital. DHS said no Coast Guard personnel were injured.

The FBI launched an investigation into the incident.

The FBI is investigating the attack as an isolated incident. “Two people were injured in the incident, both suffering non-life-threatening injuries,” the FBI said in a statement.