"White smoke rises from the wheels of a Toyota Camry hemmed in by pickup trucks belonging to immigration officers who have chased the driver down a street in South Los Angeles. It seems the driver wants to flee, but there is no escape. One of the officers on the scene pulls out his pistol and fires. The man behind the wheel, an undocumented Mexican named Carlitos Ricardo Parias, but better known by his TikTok handle, Richard LA, who documents and reports on immigration raids,"
"gets a bullet in his arm. Another bullet hits the hand of a sheriff's office deputy. Parias is taken to hospital, accused of assaulting a federal officer, and will have to face immigration proceedings. The incident occurred on October 21, but similar events have been occurring week after week over the past few months. In recent days, there have been at least two similar scenes, in Phoenix and again in Los Angeles."
White smoke rose as a Toyota Camry was boxed in by pickup trucks belonging to immigration officers after a chase in South Los Angeles, where an officer fired and a driver, an undocumented Mexican known as Richard LA, was hit in the arm. A deputy was also struck. The driver was hospitalized, accused of assaulting a federal officer, and placed into immigration proceedings. Similar operations have occurred week after week, including incidents in Phoenix and Los Angeles and a September Chicago case where a Mexican man died. Agents have used PIT maneuvers, crashes and traps, with social media videos documenting the tactics and consequences.
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