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| title = James Douglas McMillan<br />
| date = 2026-03-04<br />
| city = Sierra Blanca<br />
| county = Hudspeth<br />
| state = Texas<br />
| country = United States<br />
| location_detail = I-10 Border Patrol checkpoint area, Sierra Blanca, TX<br />
| facility =<br />
| agencies = CBP (Border Patrol); Texas DPS<br />
| operation_type = Death during a Border Patrol pursuit / use of force<br />
| status = Hybrid pursuit-and-shooting; fatal shots may have been Texas DPS. Investigation ongoing.<br />
| people_affected = 1<br />
| deaths = 1 — shot<br />
| vehicles_involved = 1<br />
| verification = source confidence: high<br />
| key_sources =<br />
* [https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/us/texas-border-patrol-checkpoint-shooting CNN]<br />
* [https://www.fox7austin.com/news/driver-runs-texas-border-patrol-checkpoint-dies-shootout-i-10 FOX 7 Austin]<br />
}}<br />
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'''James Douglas McMillan''' (33, U.S. citizen, Wisconsin) was killed on 2026-03-04 near Sierra Blanca, Texas, after fleeing an I-10 Border Patrol checkpoint following a K-9 alert. During a roughly 70-mile pursuit he fired at agents; he was stopped and shot dead after barricading himself. It was a hybrid pursuit-and-shooting; the fatal shots may have been fired by Texas DPS, but the death is logged as CBP-involved.<br />
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== Official account ==<br />
Authorities said McMillan fled the checkpoint, fired at law enforcement during the pursuit, and was killed in the ensuing confrontation.<br />
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== What is documented ==<br />
* '''Person:''' James Douglas McMillan, age 33; U.S. citizen (Wisconsin).<br />
* '''Location:''' near Sierra Blanca, Texas (I-10 checkpoint).<br />
* '''Agency:''' CBP (Border Patrol); Texas DPS involved.<br />
* '''Cause:''' shot.<br />
* '''Circumstance:''' Fled a Border Patrol checkpoint after a K-9 alert; fired at agents during a ~70-mile chase; shot after barricading.<br />
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== Scrutiny of the official account ==<br />
''Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.''<br />
* '''Status / dispute:''' Which agency fired the fatal shots (CBP or Texas DPS) is not clear from public reporting.<br />
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== Unanswered questions ==<br />
# Which agency fired the fatal shots?<br />
# Will full records and footage from the checkpoint and pursuit be released?<br />
# Will an independent body investigate?<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]<br />
* [[:Category:Deaths during immigration enforcement operations]]<br />
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