An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer allegedly shot and killed an armed man outside of the federal agent’s Los Angeles apartment complex, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The shooting occurred late New Year’s Eve in the Northridge neighborhood, DHS said. ICE is under the supervision of DHS.
The off-duty ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer was in his apartment “when he heard what he suspected were multiple gunshots” at approximately 10:45 p.m. local time Wednesday, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
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As the suspected gunfire grew louder, the officer went outside with his ICE-authorized firearm and encountered a man “armed with what appeared to be a long rifle” upon rounding the corner of a building in the apartment complex, according to McLaughlin…