ONTARIO, Calif. – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot a California man early Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m., according to a Mercury News article. The shooting occurred after the driver allegedly reversed his car toward ICE officers, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The incident has left civilians and the victim’s family concerned about federal law enforcement’s use of force, particularly since the driver’s side of the story has yet to be fully discussed.
ICE officers had originally pulled over a different car on the 2800 block of South Vineyard Avenue for an unrelated reason when a second driver, later identified as Carlos Jimenez, drove past the area of the first stop. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said ICE officers instructed Jimenez to leave the area.
Instead of leaving, McLaughlin said Jimenez “put his vehicle in reverse in the direction of officers, prompting the officer to fire at the vehicle.” She also said Jimenez “attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping,” as reported by the Southern California News Group…