The document alleges that Palacios is the shooter “based on information and belief,” citing records and testimony identifying him as an ICE agent who lives in the complex. The unit number reflects an apartment that is just a short distance from the location where neighbors say Porter was killed. Tricia McLaughlin, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary of public affairs, initially said a suspected “active shooter” was killed following an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty ICE agent. In her statement, McLaughlin said the agent “bravely responded to an active shooter situation at his apartment complex.”California LAPD investigation continues into fatal New Year’s Eve shooting by off-duty ICE agent Federal officials have said the ICE agent was responding to an “active shooter situation” at his apartment complex. Last week, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37-year-old Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2026 23:44 UTC