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Federal agent fires weapon during immigration stop in Southern California, officials say
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Federal agents stage outside a Home Depot during an operation Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. - photo by AP Photo/Gregory Bull
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agent fired at a moving vehicle in Southern California after the driver refused to roll down his window during an immigration stop and sped off, the Department of Homeland Security said. A DHS statement said the driver struck two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents as he drove away Saturday, prompting one agent to fire his weapon “in self-defense.” No one was hit by the bullets. The department provided no other details about how or where the vehicle struck the agents and whether they were injured.