"In a statement to SFGATE, Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, said ICE agents and U.S. marshals pulled over an immigrant lacking permanent legal status who had escaped from custody. During the traffic stop, the person allegedly rammed their vehicle into law enforcement officers as they attempted to make a getaway, McLaughlin said. Officers then fired shots, hitting the individual in the elbow, McLaughlin said, and a ricochet bullet hit a U.S. marshal in the hand."
"Both the officer and the civilian were transported to the hospital, McLaughlin said. The LA Times reported both had non-life-threatening injuries. "We are once again calling on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement," McLaughlin said."
"A law enforcement officer and a civilian were injured during a traffic stop by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The injuries happened Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles Times reported, after federal agents allegedly boxed in a suspect with their vehicle."
ICE agents and U.S. marshals stopped an individual who lacked permanent legal status and had escaped custody during a traffic stop in Los Angeles. The person allegedly rammed their vehicle into law enforcement officers while attempting to flee. Officers fired, striking the individual in the elbow, and a ricochet bullet struck a U.S. marshal in the hand. A law enforcement officer and a civilian were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. DHS leadership urged opponents of ICE to reduce inflammatory rhetoric. The Office of Inspector General, Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI are investigating the shooting.
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