US EditionOff-duty ICE officer shoots, kills man firing gun near his Los Angeles home, DHS says
The off-duty ICE officer fired in self-defense after a man with a rifle refused to comply, with the suspect firing at least three rounds before being killed, officials said.
- On Wednesday, an off‑duty ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer shot and killed a man who allegedly had a long rifle at Valley Pointe Apartments on Roscoe Boulevard in Northridge.
- Hearing suspected gunfire nearby, the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer took his ICE-authorized firearm and left his apartment to investigate Wednesday, encountering a male subject armed with what appeared to be a long rifle.
- DHS described a defensive exchange in which the ICE officer fired after the subject refused to comply and fired at least three rounds at him, then retrieved body armor and called police.
- ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility is coordinating with the Los Angeles Police Department, and neither the ICE officer's nor the deceased man's identities have been released as the LAPD investigates.
- Residents of the Valley Pointe Apartments said they heard more than 10 shots and initially thought the noise was fireworks, while officers responded at 11:37 p.m. Wednesday to the complex at Roscoe Boulevard and Amestoy Avenue.
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An off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a weapon in their direction on New Year’s Eve, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed in a statement. The incident occurred about an hour before midnight at the Valley Pointe Apartments complex in Northridge, Los Angeles, California. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to the scene and found a s…
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