米カリフォルニア州ロサンゼルスにおいて21日、移民取締りの過程で移民税関捜査局（ＩＣＥ）職員の携行していた銃器が誤って暴発し、連邦保安官局（ＵＳＭＳ）職員を含む2名が負傷したことが、国土安全保障省（ＤＨＳ）の発表により明らかとなった。
On June 21, during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, California, the Department of Homeland Security DHS announced that a firearm accidentally discharged by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE officer injured two people, including a U.S. Marshals Service USMS officer.
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According to CNN, investigators said that when ICE officers tried to subdue a suspect who attempted to flee by car, a gun appeared to have accidentally discharged.
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The condition of the suspect is still unknown, but according to sources, the suspect may be seriously injured.
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On the other hand, the injured officer from the Federal Police Agency is currently in stable condition.
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The incident is currently being thoroughly investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI.
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DHS stated in a statement, This incident occurred during the course of conducting a traffic inspection targeting specific individuals.
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The suspect is said to have attempted to escape before.
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ICE said in a separate statement, ICE agents, with the support of the federal police, stopped a vehicle driven by an undocumented immigrant in accordance with standard law enforcement procedures.
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The illegal immigrant used a car as a weapon and repeatedly rammed law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to escape.
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In response, the investigators fired their weapons in self-defense as trained, resulting in the illegal resident sustaining an injury to the elbow, and one of the investigators also suffering a hand injury from a ricochet.
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Both of them are receiving treatment at the hospital.
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According to sources, the shooting incident occurred when ICE officers approached the suspects car and tried to subdue the suspect by breaking the window with a handgun.
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