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Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn shot after assaulting man, authorities say
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- An off-duty ICE agent, David Gonzalez, 32, was shot in Fresno after being found sleeping on a lawn and allegedly assaulting a 72-year-old man and a woman who tried to intervene.
- The 72-year-old man, legally armed, fired one shot at Gonzalez in self-defense, and Gonzalez was subsequently handcuffed by the woman’s boyfriend, an off-duty police officer.
- Gonzalez, who was intoxicated and agitated at the time, is from Texas and was off-duty and alone; he is now in custody on suspicion of felony assault and receiving medical treatment.
- Fresno officials and residents have expressed concerns about a recent surge in ICE arrests in the area, with local leaders criticizing ICE tactics as intimidating and potentially suppressing Latino voter participation.
- Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias condemned the aggressive ICE enforcement, linking it to voter suppression efforts during the harvest season, a critical time for the local agricultural community.
