U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

"Leaving his home in Ontario to work at a food bank Thursday morning, Carlos Jimenez pulled over to warn a group of federal agents that they should wrap up their stop of a car quickly because school-age children would soon gather there to take the bus, his lawyers said Sunday. In the following moments, the attorneys said an ICE officer shot Jimenez, a U.S. citizen and father-of-three, from behind."

"Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said at the time Jimenez had "attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping" and the shots were "defensive." Jimenez, 25, was charged in federal court on assault on a federal officer. A judge released him on bond Friday. Lawyers for Jimenez offered a counter narrative saying Jimenez reversed because he was afraid then unnecessarily shot in the back of his right shoulder where a bullet remains lodged."

"Jimenez, who lives in the mobile home park along the same road, approached the officers to "tell them that there's kids that are coming out to wait for the bus," according to his lawyers. "He was telling them, 'Excuse me. Can you guys please, you know, please wrap this up. And immediately, the masked agent pulls out a gun and exchanges some words," said lawyer Cynthia Santiago. "(The agent is) also shaking his pepper spray.""

Carlos Jimenez, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen and father of three who lives in a mobile home park in Ontario, pulled over while heading to work at a food bank to warn federal agents that school-age children would soon gather at a nearby bus stop. Lawyers say an ICE officer shot Jimenez in the back of his right shoulder as he reversed out of fear, leaving a bullet lodged in his shoulder. DHS described the shooting as defensive after Jimenez allegedly reversed toward officers. Jimenez was charged with assault on a federal officer and released on bond. The incident is the second ICE shooting in Southern California in a little over a week and has intensified scrutiny of aggressive federal enforcement in residential communities.

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