Long Beach Police Find Injured Man in ICE Custody
Ricardo Gonzalez was handcuffed and bleeding while detained by federal immigration agents in Long Beach, California, on Saturday, and was later taken to a hospital after local officers responded to a request for emergency assistance, police said. Video shows Gonzalez on the ground, restrained and pleading for medical help. How he was injured has not been independently established. The Long Beach Police Department said ICE personnel sought help over vehicle vandalism and a person needing medical aid. Arriving officers found Gonzalez handcuffed and bleeding amid a large disturbance involving agents, police said. Officers took him to a nearby fire station, where his handcuffs were removed, before fire department personnel transported him to a hospital. Footage recorded by bystander Sherman Austin shows Gonzalez on the ground in handcuffs, repeatedly asking for help and saying his arm was broken. The video documents his restraint and pleas, but does not establish how he was injured or confirm a diagnosis. Gonzalez’s daughter, Leslie Gonzalez, alleged that an unmarked federal vehicle struck her father as he rode an electric bicycle and that agents tased him twice before pinning him...