Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) opened fire during an operation in Ontario, prompting street closures and a federal investigation.

Prior to the shooting, ICE agents were conducting a traffic stop on Vineyard Avenue at St. Andrews Drive when an unknown person in a car pulled up in front of the agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal parent agency that oversees ICE.

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“The car stopped and attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to NBC Los Angeles. “An ICE officer, fearing for his life, fired defensive shots at the vehicle.”

McLaughlin added the driver, accused o

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