Overview
- The shooting occurred Oct. 21 around 8:50 a.m. on the 400 block of East 20th Street during a targeted stop by ICE with U.S. Marshals, while LAPD handled outer traffic control.
- DHS says agents fired defensive shots after the driver allegedly rammed federal vehicles; the suspect was shot in the elbow and a deputy marshal was hit in the hand by a ricochet, with both treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli identified the suspect as 44-year-old Carlitos Ricardo Parias and said he was charged with assault on a federal officer and scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
- The DHS Office of Inspector General, the FBI Evidence Response Team and the U.S. Marshals Service opened investigations with LAPD support, and accounts describe agents boxing in the car and attempting to break a window.
- Mayor Karen Bass, Rep. Robert Garcia and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove called for hearings and release of body and dash camera footage, while DHS cited agency data showing 172 reported assaults on officers this year versus 15 in the same period last year.