The illegal immigrant who was shot after allegedly ramming his car into federal agents in Los Angeles is a TikTok star famous for recording ICE arrests.
Carlitos Ricardo Parias — who was hit in the elbow Tuesday in a tense standoff where a US marshal was also shot — is known as Richard LA on TikTok, where he has more than 130,000 followers, ABC 7 reported . 4
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He mostly follows ICE agents around Los Angeles, recording them detaining suspected illegal immigrants, getting him hundreds of thousands of views and likes.
The 44-year-old TikTokker, who had reportedly escaped from custody on a previous occasion, allegedly rammed his Toyota Camry into law enforcement vehicles after agents boxed him in after a traffic stop on Tuesday, officials said.
“Ultimately, an agent opened fire,