Two people were injured, including a US marshal, during an immigration enforcement operation early Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security said.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s weapon discharged when the agent tried to grab an individual who apparently rammed into a vehicle that was part of a team of ICE and US marshals engaged in immigration enforcement, a law enforcement source tells CNN.

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    9 days ago

    “The gun just did that.”

    We really should figure out a way to publicly shame this passive voice bullshit.

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    Third person-ing the whole thing. “The gun discharged…”

    No.

    “Dumbass pulls trigger on gun and shoots people.”

    Having used such firearms they do not just “discharge” without active effort.

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      I had manager years ago that had a hole in his passenger side door. I asked what happened and one of my coworkers immediately jumped on the opportunity to tell me how he managed to discharge a hunting rifle in his passenger seat somehow.

      I should have expected every other decision he made may be just as bad… But for some reason I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Turns out most of his decisions were that negligent.

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    This article has them saying 2 completely different things, probably both are lies.

    “ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. Marshals, pulled the illegal alien over in a standard law enforcement procedure. The illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee,” the agency said in a statement. “Fearing for the safety of the public and law enforcement, our officers followed their training and fired defensive shots. The illegal alien was shot in the elbow and one law enforcement officer was shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet. Both are in the hospital.”

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    I wouldn’t believe for a second that anyone rammed an ICE vehicle unless they release video evidence and a confession. They have been caught lying about this shit at least a dozen times now.