Inquiry sought after immigration agents fire at truck in San Bernardino

Lawyers release video that they say disputes feds’ claim that the driver injured officers.

- BY MELISSA GOMEZ

FRANCISCO LONGORIA'S truck had two bullet holes after the Aug. 16 incident, his attorneys said.

Attorneys for a San Bernardino man who was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Aug. 16 are calling for an investigation after masked immigration agents shot at his vehicle during a stop.

They also released surveillance video of the incident, which appears to dispute a key claim by the Department of Homeland Security — that the man drove his truck toward agents and injured them.

The man, Francisco Longoria, was driving to work around 8 a.m. on Aug. 16 with his 18-year-old son and 23-year-old son-in-law, his attorneys said. Longoria’s truck bed was full of party rental supplies because they were on their way to drop them off, a job he does for a living.

In surveillance video captured from across the street, the interaction begins when a white truck veers into the far right lane in front of Longoria’s truck, forcing him to stop.

Agents appear to then surround the car, with two more vehicles parked behind Longoria’s truck.

Video from inside the truck taken by Longoria’s passengers shows masked agents surrounding the vehicle, as Longoria says in Spanish, “Don’t open it” to his son in the passenger seat.

“Francisco! Roll down the window!” one agent says in the video, addressing Longoria.