Immigration agent shoots at suspect during operation in South L.A.
*. Federal agents fired “defensive shots” at a suspect accused of ramming his car into law enforcement while attempting to flee an immigration operation.
*. The man was not injured and crashed his car in Willowbrook where he was taken into custody.
“It feels reckless,” said neighbor Miguel Carrillo. “There’s kids who walk to school here.”
*. A federal immigration agent shot at a suspect during a targeted operation in South L.A. on Wednesday morning, drawing a crowd of protesters to the shut-down street and intensifying safety concerns in the immigrant heavy community.
By Ruben Vives, Clara Harter and Brittny Mejia
Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2026
A federal agent opened fire at a man after he rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest during an immigration operation in Compton, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man was not wounded, but a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent sustained unspecified injuries.
A federal agent opened fire at a man after he rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest during an immigration operation in Compton, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man was not wounded, but a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent sustained unspecified injuries.
At 7:05 a.m., Homeland Security officers conducted an operation to apprehend William Eduardo Moran Carballo, a citizen of El Salvador who is accused of being in the U.S. illegally and “participating in a human smuggling operation,” according to a department spokesperson.
A federal agent walks past a bullet shattered window of a car involved in a shooting in Willowbrook.
In an attempt to flee, Carballo “weaponized his vehicle” and rammed law enforcement, who fired at Carballo in defense, the spokesperson said.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-21/shooting-incident-involving-border-patrol-agents-reported-in-willowbrook
Thank you for the heads-up! ICE is an unconstitutional secret police. It is imperative to see all the criminals in it are held to account and brought to justice.
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