"DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that officers asked Sousa-Martins to turn off his engine. She alleges he refused to do so and tried to flee the scene. He then drove his van directly at ICE officers, attempting to run them over, she said. Fearing for their lives and public safety, the ICE officers defensively fired their service weapons, striking the driver."
"A spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police, Justin Mulcahy, confirmed the shooting, telling reporters at a news conference that the van attempted to run agents over. No police officials were involved in the incident, according to Mulcahy. Sousa-Martins came to the U.S. from Portugal on a visa in December 2008 and failed to leave the country when his visa expired in February 2009, DHS said."
ICE officers opened fire after a van drove directly at them during a traffic stop in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The driver, Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, was hospitalized after being shot; the passenger, Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, was injured; both are in stable condition and expected to recover. Officers had asked the driver to turn off his engine; he refused, attempted to flee, and allegedly drove the van toward officers, prompting defensive gunfire. Agents later reported the van rammed ICE vehicles and crashed; released photos show the van crashed into a tree, creating a discrepancy about the crash location. The driver entered the U.S. on a visa from Portugal in December 2008 and overstayed.
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