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DHS Names Carlos Jimenez as Driver Shot in Ontario as FBI Probes ICE Traffic-Stop Shootings

Federal investigators are examining both cases under mounting scrutiny of DHS use-of-force claims.

Overview

  • DHS confirmed the Ontario driver as 24-year-old U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez, who was treated for a non‑threatening gunshot wound and arrested at the hospital.
  • Officials say an ICE officer fired after Jimenez allegedly reversed toward agents during a traffic stop; DHS says he is in custody with pending charges of assault, resisting an officer and impeding an investigation.
  • The FBI is leading investigations into the Ontario shooting and a separate Phoenix incident in which an ICE officer fired two rounds during a 4 a.m. I‑17 stop.
  • In the Phoenix case, officials identified the driver as Jose Garcia‑Sorto, who was wounded and hospitalized, while his family says authorities have provided little information.
  • DHS cites sharp increases in assaults and threats against agents, figures that activists and some reporting dispute as community groups and an area congresswoman demand release of video and records.