U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Source: Los Angeles Times
Leaving his home in Ontario to work at a food bank Thursday morning, Carlos Jimenez pulled over to warn a group of federal agents that they should wrap up their stop of a car quickly because school-age children would soon gather there to take the bus, his lawyers said Sunday.
In the following moments, the attorneys said an ICE officer shot Jimenez, a U.S. citizen and father of three, from behind.
Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said at the time that Jimenez had attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping and that the shots were defensive.
Jimenez, 25, was charged in federal court with assault on a federal officer. A judge released him on bond Friday.
Lawyers for Jimenez offered a counter narrative. They said that Jimenez reversed because he was afraid, then was unnecessarily shot in the back of his right shoulder, where a bullet remains lodged. The agents actions were unreasonably aggressive and a violation of their own policies, said attorney Robert Simon.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-02/lawyers-say-ice-shot-us-citizen-from-behind-as-he-stopped-to-warn-them-of-childre
electric_blue68
(24,911 posts)Did Mr Jimmenez cross over into Buffalo, NY, or Detroit, Michigan?
What am I missing here?
It's late; almost 3AM I could be missing something. 😑
Aviation Pro
(15,064 posts)San Bernardino county.
Hekate
(100,129 posts)The west end of San Bernardino County, close to Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Chaffey Community College. Down below Mount Baldy. Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch. Those lawless THUGS.
The other day (in Chicago??) ICE tear-gassed a bunch of children having a Halloween party and kicked in the ribs of a 67 year old man whose car got trapped by ICE vehicles. In front of the KIDS.
I hope they and their godless, soulless, MAGA masters fry in Hell for what they are doing.
BlueMTexpat
(15,645 posts)on TDY when I worked for the USG - during the Clinton Era prior to Newt Gingrich's takeover of the House in 1994, when our government still functioned.
Like the first poster, I thought first of Canada, then remembered our own US Ontario in California.
Hekate
(100,129 posts)Chaffey College was only 5 miles away, ergo I went to Chaffey. It turned out to be an excellent college, and I had some life changing experiences there, as one does at that age.
Took myself back to Hawaii and the university at Manoa Valley in 68, with the intent of staying forever. Visited the folks every year and they stayed in Cucamonga until after dad retired from Lockheed some 25 years later.
I ended up back in California in 1979, this time on the Central Coast, and here I remain. I am a person who likes living between the mountains and the sea
soldierant
(9,135 posts)that you can practically count on getting confused sometimes. I have lost track of the Springfields, and there are at least four Duluths - Minnesota, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi each have one, and there may be more. Don't be surprised that Ontarios Canada is not the only Ontario.
I'm oin Colorado but born and raised in California, and in my part of the country we have duplicate place names to cities in Mexico, Central America, and South America. New York and Georgia (and probably others, those just come to mind) have towns and cities named after ancient Greece. Most humans are not exactly original thinkers.
John1956PA
(4,622 posts)
stopdiggin
(14,715 posts)The germane part of this incident rests more or less entirely with how the vehicle was being operated - and whether that operation was putting people in danger. With a vehicle that is judged a threat to safety/life (and note that I cannot and do not attempt to make judgement there) - the trajectory of shots fired means essentially bupkis.
questionseverything
(11,484 posts)I remember a time in America when a citizen could walk into a bunch of cops and actually talk to them without risking their lives
Eeffinnough!
Ray Bruns
(5,788 posts)Marthe48
(22,362 posts)Luckily, the victim isn't dead.
Is Mr. Jimenez the first American citizen shot by i.c.e. thugs? Is this the incident we've feared? An escalation of armed thugs randomly shooting anyone that appears in their sights?
I noticed less news about kidnapping foreign nationals, yet the American military and American thugs remains in American cities.
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Wednesdays
(21,325 posts)...have lived in the area since the 17th century.
Hekate
(100,129 posts)republianmushroom
(22,078 posts)No way in hell with out more evidence they are telling the truth then just their word.
electric_blue68
(24,911 posts)Hekate
(100,129 posts)
they claim reflexive movements are resisting arrest and striking an agent. When someone in a car has the misfortune to be in the area, one of two things happens the window is smashed and the driver dragged through it (beatings follow) or, increasingly, their car is deliberately blocked in by ICE vehicles and the driver is accused of attempting to run over the agents.
This (surrounding a car) has happened in California in two counties I have lived in San Bernardino and Ventura. In both instances that I know of the victims were American. Its happening in Chicago, where I have never been, but its been in the news.
American Gestapo lies. Never believe them against their victims.
yellow dahlia
(4,014 posts)electric_blue68
(24,911 posts)And eff ICE goes without saying