SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Two U.S. Customs agents shot a man trying to cross into the United States on foot Thursday evening at the port of entry in San Diego, officials said.
Federal officials and city police said the incident took place shortly after 5 p.m. local time in a pedestrian-processing area at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, San Diego's KPBS-TV reported.
Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Jackie Wasiluk told the TV station processing of northbound pedestrian traffic was suspended while authorities investigated.
KFMB-TV, San Diego, reported the suspect was transported to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported police Lt. Kevin Rooney said the man's wounds were not believed to be life-threatening, though he didn't provide details of the wounds or how many shots were fired.
The newspaper said city police said the man appeared nervous and bolted after reaching the front of the processing line. When the two agents grabbed him, he allegedly pulled out and pulled the trigger of what appeared to be a gun that made a noise but later was found to be a replica of an automatic weapon, police said.
One of the agents suffered a minor injury in the scuffle to subdue the suspect.
Police said the man gave a name and said he was 47 years old but authorities had not yet verified his identity or where he lived.
Witness Enrique Guzman, a 62-year-old Tijuana, Mexico, resident working nearby as a baggage handler, said people dropped to the ground when the shots were fired, the Union-Tribune said.
Another witness who was in line at the time, Keenan Machado, 27, of Encinitas, Calif., said the situation "was scary."
"I've never seen anyone get shot before," he said.
