Deputy US marshal wounded in shooting during immigration operation in South Los Angeles

Ruben Vives, Richard Winton, Rachel Uranga and Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times on Oct 21, 2025

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LOS ANGELES — A deputy U.S. marshal working on a federal immigration enforcement task force was wounded during an operation in South Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times.

The incident happened when agents carrying out an immigration warrant boxed in a suspect with their vehicle, according to DHS sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment publicly.

Few details were available, but the sources said the deputy suffered a hand wound and was taken to the hospital. They did not identify who fired the shot that wounded the deputy marshal.

The suspect was also wounded in the incident and hospitalized. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries, a source said.

The incident occurred in the 400 block of East 20th Street during an immigration operation before 9 a.m. and involved a known gang member, source said.

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