LOS ANGELES >> A deputy U.S. marshal was wounded by a ricochet bullet fired by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an operation in South Los Angeles this morning.

The incident happened when agents carrying out an immigration enforcement operation boxed in a suspect with their vehicle, according to Department of Homeland Security sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment publicly.

Officers had been conducting a targeted enforcement traffic stop of a person who had previously escaped from custody, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement emailed to the Los Angeles Times. During the stop, she said, he “attempted to evade arrest yet again.”

“ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. marshals, pulle

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