A U.S. deputy marshal and a suspect were wounded by gunfire Tuesday morning, Oct. 21, during a traffic stop in South Los Angeles that turned violent during the capture of an accused undocumented immigrant, according to federal officials.

The shooting was reported about 8:50 a.m. in the 400 block of East 20th Street, said Officer Luis Alanis, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ICE officers and U.S. deputy marshals pulled over an undocumented resident who had “previously escaped from custody,” Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement.

Carlos Jurado, immigration attorney for Richard Parias Ramales, speaks to the media in front of Dignity Health, California Hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 21. (P

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