Overview
- ICE agents shot a man Tuesday in Patterson during a vehicle stop to arrest Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, whom the agency says is wanted in El Salvador for questioning and is tied to the 18th Street gang.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the driver “weaponized” his car and tried to run an agent over, prompting agents to fire “defensive shots.”
- Dashcam video obtained by CNN and KCRA shows agents around the car, the vehicle reversing into another car, then crossing a lane divider as an agent jumps aside, but it lacks audio and does not capture the exact gunfire.
- The FBI is leading the investigation with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office assisting, and officials have not said how many shots were fired or which agents opened fire.
- The man’s family and attorney deny any gang ties and suggest a name mix‑up, a dispute feeding wider scrutiny of ICE use of force after earlier contested shootings in Minneapolis.