By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot a man during a targeted traffic stop in California’s Central Valley.
• The shooting occurred near Interstate 5 in Patterson, with the man taken to a hospital after being struck.
• ICE said agents fired “defensive shots” after the vehicle allegedly attempted to strike an agent.
• The Department of Homeland Security identified the man as Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez and characterized him as wanted overseas.
• The FBI is investigating the incident, and the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the response.
PATTERSON, CA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a man Tuesday during a targeted traffic stop along Interstate 5 near Patterson in California’s Central Valley, federal authorities said.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that agents conducting the stop fired defensive shots after the man, identified as Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, allegedly attempted to use his vehicle to strike an agent.
Mendoza Hernandez was struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital; officials did not immediately release his condition.
DHS described Mendoza Hernandez as an undocumented immigrant and an “18th Street Gang member wanted in El Salvador for questioning in connection to a murder,” according to the statement.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said it assisted at the scene but was not involved in the shooting itself. The FBI is conducting a federal investigation into the incident.