Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) opened fire during an operation in Ontario, prompting street closures and a federal investigation.
Prior to the shooting, ICE agents were conducting a traffic stop on Vineyard Avenue at St. Andrews Drive when an unknown person in a car pulled up in front of the agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal parent agency that oversees ICE.
“The car stopped and attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to NBC Los Angeles. “An ICE officer, fearing for his life, fired defensive shots at the vehicle.”…