Victim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, an immigrant from El Salvador, was shot multiple times by ICE agents in Northern California and remains in intensive care after undergoing three surgeries.
- Hernandez sustained at least six gunshot wounds, including injuries to his jaw and arm, and was mostly unconscious until Thursday when he could speak with difficulty.
- The shooting occurred as Hernandez attempted to flee in his vehicle, with dashboard camera footage showing agents firing while his car swerved into oncoming traffic.
- Hernandez's lawyer emphasized that his client was not trying to harm anyone but was fleeing out of fear for his life after being shot at by agents.
