"A New Year's Eve confrontation between an off-duty ICE officer and a man who was firing a gun at an apartment complex has left the gunman dead and prompted an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. "On December, 31st, an off duty ICE Officer bravely responded to an active shooter situation at his apartment complex."
"In order to protect his life and that of others, he was forced to defensively use his weapon and exchanged gunfire with the shooter," read an emailed statement from Tricia McLaughlin, the department's assistant secretary of public affairs. "Fortunately, our brave officer was not injured while protecting his community." The Homeland Security statement said the ICE officer contacted police following the incident. "This is an ongoing investigation being conducted by the LAPD, and we refer any further questions to them," the statement said."
An off-duty ICE officer confronted a man firing a gun at an apartment complex on New Year's Eve, exchanged gunfire with the shooter, and the shooter was killed. The officer contacted police after the incident, and the Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation. Police responded to Valley Pointe Apartments in Northridge at 11:37 p.m., where an unnamed LAPD officer said the killed man had been firing an assault rifle into the air and was pronounced dead at the scene. Video showed a white privacy canopy shielding the body. Neither the shooter nor the ICE officer has been identified and no arrests were reported.
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