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Two Injured in Los Angeles ICE Operation Shooting, Including U.S. Deputy

DHS says agents fired defensive shots after a driver rammed a law enforcement vehicle during a selective traffic stop.

Overview

  • The incident occurred Tuesday morning during an ICE-led selective traffic-enforcement operation assisted by U.S. Marshals in South Los Angeles.
  • DHS reports the undocumented driver was shot in the elbow and a law enforcement officer sustained a hand injury from a ricochet, with both hospitalized.
  • The U.S. Marshals Service in California says the injured deputy is in stable condition and names are being withheld pending investigations.
  • Investigators are examining accounts that an ICE agent broke a vehicle window with a service weapon and that the firearm then discharged during the confrontation.
  • Initial police-source reports to CNN described the suspect as gravely injured, but DHS later provided a narrower injury description as agencies continue their review.