Gunman dies after being shot by off-duty ICE agent; LAPD investigating
Los Angeles Times••nation
Key Points:
- On New Year’s Eve, an off-duty ICE officer engaged in a gunfire exchange with a man firing an assault rifle at the Valley Pointe Apartments in Northridge, resulting in the gunman’s death.
- The ICE officer acted in self-defense and to protect others, sustaining no injuries during the incident, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement.
- The officer contacted police after the confrontation, and the Los Angeles Police Department is conducting an ongoing investigation.
- Police arrived at the scene around 11:37 p.m., where the gunman was pronounced dead, and a privacy canopy was set up to shield the body from view.
- Further details and inquiries about the case are being handled by the LAPD.
