Deputy US marshal and man shot during Ice operation in Los Angeles | US news
An investigation is ongoing after immigration agents shot a man, wounding him and a deputy U.S. marshal during an immigration enforcement operation in south Los Angeles Tuesday morning, police said.
Reports from the Los Angeles Police Department said the incident was reported shortly before 9 a.m. and involved the shooting of a federal agent.
Statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) given It was later confirmed in a statement to Fox News that the sheriff’s deputy and a person suspected of illegally entering the United States were shot and wounded during what DHS called a “targeted traffic stop.”
During the operation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers surrounded and pinned down a man in his vehicle. DHS Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the man used his car to crash into federal agents’ vehicles in an attempt to escape.
“Fearing for the safety of the public and law enforcement, our officers followed their training and opened fire defensively,” McLaughlin said.
Federal officers opened fire on the man, who was shot in the elbow. DHS said the sheriff’s deputy was struck in the hand by a ricocheting bullet. Both were taken to hospital.
“These are the consequences of the behavior and rhetoric of sanctuary politicians and activists who call on illegal aliens to resist detention,” McLaughlin said. expression To read.
“We once again call on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn down the temperature and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement.”
