Overview
- DHS says ICE officers and U.S. Marshals boxed in a vehicle around 8:50 a.m. on East 20th Street when the driver rammed law-enforcement vehicles, prompting agents to fire defensive shots.
- The suspect was shot in the elbow and a deputy U.S. marshal was hit in the hand by a ricochet; both were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and listed in stable condition.
- Federal prosecutors identified the suspect as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, known online as Richard LA, and charged him with assault on a federal officer, with a court appearance expected Thursday.
- Multiple agencies, including DHS OIG, the FBI Evidence Response Team, HSI, the U.S. Marshals Service, ATF and the LAPD, are investigating, and the precise sequence that led to the gunfire remains under review.
- A law enforcement source told CNN that an ICE officer’s weapon may have discharged after the agent smashed a car window, a detail authorities are still investigating as DHS maintains the suspect tried to flee by ramming vehicles.