A U.S. Marshal and an illegal immigrant were shot and wounded during a traffic stop on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles.
The shootings occurred during a targeted enforcement stop by federal immigration officials at about 8:50 a.m.
“An illegal alien—who had previously escaped from custody—attempted to evade arrest yet again,” Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin posted on social media, adding that the suspect had “weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee.”
The suspect was hit in the elbow as he was ramming a federal immigration vehicle, and the federal officer was hit in the hand, McLaughlin said….