Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A suspected undocumented immigrant and a U.S. marshal were both injured Tuesday morning during a traffic stop in Los Angeles.
Federal law enforcement agents opened fire after the immigrant allegedly "weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of Department of Homeland Security, wrote in a post on X. The immigrant was struck in the elbow and the marshal shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet, McLaughlin. Both were taken to the hospital.
The official account did not provide details on what led up to the encounter or the immigrant targeted.
The incident follows a string of confrontational encounters as the Trump administration continues its plans to aggressively enforce the country's immigration laws. It comes days after Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency over immigration raids.
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