Overview
- Federal prosecutors say agents boxed in Carlitos Ricardo Parias’s Toyota Camry in downtown Los Angeles and he drove forward and backward into two law-enforcement vehicles before an agent opened fire.
- Parias was shot in the elbow and a deputy U.S. marshal was wounded in the hand, according to the Justice Department.
- He has been charged with assault on a federal officer and remains hospitalized, which led to a postponement of his first court appearance.
- His attorney reports limited access to his client in the hospital and says Parias sounded confused about his injuries and situation.
- Known online as “Richard LA,” he built a large TikTok following and recently received a Los Angeles City Council recognition, prompting community concern over the shooting and arrest.