A US Marshal was hit by gunfire on Tuesday during an immigration enforcement operation with federal agents, where an illegal alien reportedly rammed into agents’ vehicles in an attempt to escape arrest.
The illegal alien was shot in the elbow, according to Fox’s Bill Melugin.
Authorities believe a ricochet bullet struck the Marshal in his hand.
Bill Melugin broke the story on Tuesday:
BREAKING: Per multiple ICE & DHS sources to @FoxNews, a U.S. Marshal and a target alien were both shot in LA this morning during an immigration enforcement operation. We are told federal agents boxed in a target, a ramming incident occurred, Feds fired weapons, target alien was hit in elbow and a U.S. Marshal was hit in hand in what initially appears to be a possible ricochet.
Both have non life threatening injuries and are at the hospital.
Sources stress this is preliminary info & they are still gathering the facts of what happened. More info as we get it…
BREAKING: Per multiple ICE & DHS sources to @FoxNews, a U.S. Marshal and a target alien were both shot in LA this morning during an immigration enforcement operation. We are told federal agents boxed in a target, a ramming incident occurred, Feds fired weapons, target alien was…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 21, 2025
This comes as Los Angeles County Officials have declared a “state of emergency” in response to the Trump administration’s ICE raids targeting criminal illegal aliens across Southern California.
The proclamation, approved by the far-left County Board of Supervisors, claims that ICE raids “have caused residents to be fearful of leaving their homes, to go to work, take public transportation, access county services including medical services, access open public programs and resources and attend appointments with immigration lawyers and legal service providers.”
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has also called for Congress to investigate allegations that federal agents have unlawfully detained citizens.
More from Fox:
Federal agents surrounded and boxed in someone in a vehicle. The driver allegedly rammed federal vehicles in an attempt to escape, sources within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) told Fox News.
Federal agents opened fire. One U.S. Marshal was struck in his hand by what initially appeared to be a bullet ricochet, sources said.
The illegal immigrant was struck in the elbow. Both were taken to a hospital and were expected to survive.
Tuesday’s shooting came amid heavy criticism from Los Angeles elected officials over the Trump administration’s immigration raids in the region.
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