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Two people were hospitalized on Wednesday morning in an incident in the suburbs maryland Where federal officials say ICE officers fired their weapons at a pair of undocumented immigrants in a van who were allegedly trying to attack agents.
Police Called to Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday.
ICE officer According to the Times, they were conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” there and identified the driver of the van, Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, an illegal immigrant from Portugal. Department of Homeland Security,
Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, an undocumented person El Salvadorwas in the passenger seat, DHS said.
According to DHS, “The driver refused and attempted to flee, then armed his vehicle and began ramming his van into multiple ICE vehicles.” “Then he drove his van straight ICE officerEfforts are being made to crush them.
“Fearing for their lives and public safety, ICE officers defensively fired their service weapons, striking the driver,” the agency said. “Sousa-Martins then crashed his van between two buildings, injuring the passenger.”
Both men are in stable condition and the ICE officer “was not seriously injured,” DHS said.
Anne Arundel council member Alison Pickard said she was concerned by the shooting in a normally quiet residential area, which occurred early Christmas Eve morning while children were outside.
“It is alarming that there was open shooting in my community, including ICE agents,” Pickard. told Washington Post“There is a cascade effect of these things happening, no matter who is involved,”
Anne Arundel police, the FBI and ICE were all seen at the scene of the shooting, where a damaged white van could be seen among nearby trees.
Local police will investigate the shooting, and the FBI will investigate an alleged attempt to attack federal agents, while ICE will conduct its own internal investigation.
resident james hicks told baltimore banner She heard that ICE chased the man from a neighborhood Walmart store, at which time the van driver drove between two homes and stopped in a wooded area. They then heard three gunshots and later saw the driver on a stretcher.
“Shot him three times, I saw him laying there,” Hicks told the outlet.
“That guy shouldn’t have tried to run them over,” Hicks said.
Anne Arundel County Fire Department reported Independent The injured individuals were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in nearby Baltimore for treatment.
Independent The FBI Baltimore Field Office and the Anne Arundel County Police Department have been contacted for comment.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said, “I am aware of the ICE-related shooting that occurred today in Glen Burnie.” wrote On X. “As information continues to emerge about the incident, we will remain in contact with local authorities and remain standing by to provide support to the community.”
There have been at least nine shootings during immigration operations since the Trump administration took office. According to a database from gun violence news site The Trace,