Federal agents shoot in LA during immigration arrest, marshal wounded

Federal agents attempting to arrest a man who had entered the United States illegally fired shots that wounded the man and struck a U.S. Marshal during a targeted enforcement action in south Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security said officers opened fire after the man rammed a law enforcement vehicle while trying to flee a traffic stop; the man was hit in the elbow and a marshal was struck in the hand by a ricochet. Both were taken to hospital and the marshal was reported in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin described the encounter as a targeted traffic enforcement stop and said the man had previously escaped federal custody. McLaughlin said agents fired in self-defense when the man used his vehicle to ram the law enforcement vehicle in an apparent attempt to escape. The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed one of its deputies was injured while assisting with immigration enforcement; a Marshals spokesperson said the officer’s injury was not life-threatening.

Los Angeles Police Department officials said they were providing traffic control at the scene and were not...