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.