A federal immigration agent shot at a suspect during a targeted operation in South L.A. on Wednesday morning, drawing a crowd of protesters to the shut-down street and intensifying safety concerns in the immigrant heavy community. A federal agent opened fire at a man after he rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest during an immigration operation in Compton, according to the Department of Homeland Security. A federal agent walks past a bullet-shattered window of a car involved in a no-hit shooting on Wednesday morning in Willowbrook. Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) issued a statement condemning federal law enforcement’s use of gunfire in his district. Spectators film and observe federal agents as they investigate a shooting involving a fellow agent on Wednesday morning in Willowbrook.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2026 18:52 UTC