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Off-duty ICE agent shot after assaulting 72-year-old man and his daughter at Fresno home, police say
ABC30 Fresno • • nation
Key Points:
- An ICE agent, 32-year-old David Gonzalez, was shot after allegedly assaulting a 72-year-old man and his daughter at a home in central Fresno early Friday morning.
- Gonzalez was found sleeping on a woman's front lawn, appeared intoxicated, and physically attacked both the elderly man and his daughter when confronted.
- The 72-year-old man, fearing for their safety, shot Gonzalez, who was then handcuffed by the woman's off-duty police officer boyfriend and taken to the hospital in serious condition.
- Gonzalez, a federal agent from Texas assigned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is in custody facing felony assault charges, while the elderly man who shot him is not facing charges.
- Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi called for ICE to suspend operations in the Central Valley, citing escalating violence and community fear related to enforcement activities.
