ICE Agent Shot Dead at California Federal Building
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(ABC News)
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is dead after a workplace dispute erupted into gunfire at the agency’s offices in a California federal building, officials said.
In the incident at the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building in Long Beach, Calif., an ICE agent allegedly opened fire on a colleague Thursday evening, leaving that colleague hospitalized in stable condition with multiple gunshot wounds, ICE officials told ABC News.
“This situation began with what we can characterize as an incident of workplace violence,” Steven Martinez, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office, told reporters late Thursday Pacific Time.
However, a third ICE agent evidently intervened by firing at the initial shooter, Martinez said.
“This resulted in the death of the shooter,” Martinez said. “At this time, we believe this was an isolated incident and the shooter was acting alone.”
The intervening ICE agent was unharmed, officials said.
Initially, multiple published reports citing Long Beach police described two agents dead and a third wounded, but those reports were mistaken, ICE officials told ABC News.
The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. PT inside the ICE offices, according to a written statement by ICE, which added that the victims were with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit.
“One of the agents died at the scene,” the statement said. “The second agent was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The names of the agents are not being released pending notification of the next of kin.”
The FBI is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Long Beach Police Department, Long Beach Deputy Chief Robert Luna told reporters.
Police learned that shots had been fired at the federal building via a 911 call at approximately 5:54 p.m., Luna said.
“Officers were on scene within two minutes and quickly secured the scene,” Luna added.
Television aerial footage appeared to show the live victim being transported under police escort from the federal building.
“At times like this, words honestly seem inadequate,” said Claude Arnold, special agent in charge of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles.
“We are like a family,” Arnold said. “When something like this happens, it affects us all.”
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I can’t wait to hear what that was about.
Posted by: AlnHouston | February 16, 2012, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
Wow, what is wrong with people today. Can’t people control their emotions any more?
Posted by: Jim | February 16, 2012, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm
What is the world coming to?? Nobody is exempt from the violence that anger creates. I am sure there will be the usual riff-raff from those who find this incident humorous or find the need to say cruel things. Please toss the urge to be rude or cruel, and remember that these guys worked to make the United States a better and safer place to live. I know it seems the impossible task considering the foolish decisions the command staff and suits in DC make—as well as the actions of some of the bad apple/heavy handed agents that all law enforcement agencies have. The two victims are good and hard working investigators who were fair and even to all of the subjects they arrested. It didn’t matter what anyone was arrested for, they treated everyone with human respect and compassion. The world is now a lesser place with the incident and its tragic outcome. Please everyone, no matter what the circumstances or the anger you may have, think before you react. Peace and love to all and God Bless.
Posted by: DOJ-Eyensky | February 17, 2012, 12:14 am 12:14 am
Condolences to the families.
Posted by: Chris | February 17, 2012, 1:04 am 1:04 am
Prayers are with you all in LB today, brother.
Posted by: So sad | February 17, 2012, 1:11 am 1:11 am
If your gonna arm one idiot you have to arm them all. You gotta make a fair sport out of it.
Posted by: Atheists are smarter | February 17, 2012, 1:34 am 1:34 am
I’m surprised open-borders whack job Janut Neopolitano even let’s ICE carry firearms. I would think they would be using squirt guns and water balloons by now with 0′Bummer running the show.
Posted by: beavis415 | February 17, 2012, 2:26 am 2:26 am
They’re supposed to live up to a higher standard than that. I thought it was gang activity at first.
Posted by: whatever | February 17, 2012, 5:04 am 5:04 am
Shameful
Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | February 17, 2012, 5:34 am 5:34 am
That ICE agent was one cool customer.
It seems the action was “Fast and Furious”
“Going postal” – violent action against a room of unarmed people
“Getting ICE-ed” – attempted violent action in a roomful of similarly trained and armed counterparts.
Quo warranto, B.O.?
Posted by: Solid Citizen | February 17, 2012, 8:26 am 8:26 am
Desperate people do desperate things. I’m not going to judge the shooter until I hear all the details. Sometimes people in power take it beyond the limit. I have seen instances where government supervisors ruin people’s careers over a personality conflict. As I said, I’m not going to judge the shooter until I know all the details.
Posted by: carole | February 17, 2012, 8:39 am 8:39 am
Those loose cannons should be forced to check their weapons when entering their workplaces.
Posted by: crusty | February 17, 2012, 8:44 am 8:44 am
Theese are the idiots who are supposedly protecting and serving us..
Posted by: George | February 17, 2012, 8:55 am 8:55 am
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Posted by: JWeiss | February 17, 2012, 9:05 am 9:05 am
Obama should be impeached on Fast&Furious. Holder should have been fired long ago.
Posted by: dan | February 17, 2012, 9:08 am 9:08 am
Bourne Intervention
Posted by: melbourne | February 17, 2012, 9:10 am 9:10 am
I admit that something like this could possibly happen randomly at any time, but it was even MORE likely to happen under the stress and disarray created by the Obama adm’s dogmatic determination to undermine and subvert enforcement of immigration laws.
Posted by: jackson | February 17, 2012, 9:12 am 9:12 am
Thank goodness they all had guns – I feel so much safer.
Posted by: jausti | February 17, 2012, 9:13 am 9:13 am
If your gonna arm one idiot you have to arm them all. You gotta make a fair sport out of it.
POSTED BY: ATHEISTS ARE SMARTER
Needless to say, you should not be armed.
Posted by: Dull Atheists | February 17, 2012, 9:14 am 9:14 am
my guess is someone slept with someone else’s someone
Posted by: mark raymond | February 17, 2012, 9:15 am 9:15 am
I may have little to believe in, but I am working on becoming flexible enough to pleasure myself orally. almost there, thank god.
Posted by: ATHEISTS ARE SMARTER | February 17, 2012, 9:16 am 9:16 am
“Shameful”
POSTED BY: NOFLYZONE2
Yes, and perhaps directly due to Obama’s misguided games and asinine “policies”.
Posted by: blip | February 17, 2012, 9:19 am 9:19 am
The world is becoming more violent but it’s not hard to know why. Our food supply is no longer food. Industrial farming, processed foods, preservatives, additives, chemicals – that is what we ingest. Our brains & glands control our behavior & they are organs in our body. They need proper nourishment to function right. Combine this with all the other chemical exposure from plastics, paints, teflon, anything imported from China, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., and you have a recipe for toxic disaster in the body. I believe it was the Romans that they think declined sharply in part because they started using lead so much in all their cosmetics, dishes, everyday items because they did not know the effects it had on the body & it subsequently led to a sharp decline in functioning throughout their society. It sounds a little cooky, but for real, what do you think is going to happen to a society that poisons themselves daily with all their food, items, environments & pretty much everything they touch?
Posted by: organic | February 17, 2012, 9:19 am 9:19 am
I may have little to believe in, but I am working on becoming flexible enough to pleasure myself orally. almost there, thank god.
POSTED BY: ATHEISTS ARE SMARTER
I tried for several weeks, but could never quite get there. Back to the hand. Thank god for hands.
Posted by: Forrest Gump Intimidates Me | February 17, 2012, 9:21 am 9:21 am
I like being childishly sarcastic, smarmy and smug. Other libs tell me it makes me look smart.
Posted by: jausti | February 17, 2012, 9:23 am 9:23 am
“Theese are the idiots who are supposedly protecting and serving us..”
POSTED BY: GEORGE
And our inept president is leading them, lol.
Posted by: lexington lady | February 17, 2012, 9:25 am 9:25 am
ORGANIC, your farmer john post is laughably wordy and irrelevant. But it cracked me up that you posted it.
Posted by: Nano nano | February 17, 2012, 9:27 am 9:27 am
Sorry, mostly a non-story. What does any of this have to do with the issues confronting the gay and lesbian community?
Posted by: emerald sparks | February 17, 2012, 9:32 am 9:32 am
now if it was a terrorist incident, this story would be all OVER the news.. i didnt even hear about this until this morning. no breaking news yesterday, no nothing. goes to show how some people like to cover their own dumb a@@es because they must be so embarrassed about such an incident. just goes to show how america is not all about equality!
Posted by: Na | February 17, 2012, 9:54 am 9:54 am
LMAO! So now when someone uses a gun for violence it is Obamas fault? The Righties have a sever case of ODS.
Posted by: Rickster Santorium | February 17, 2012, 10:06 am 10:06 am
“So now when someone uses a gun for violence it is Obamas fault?”
POSTED BY: RICKSTER SANTORIUM
LOL back to you. No not directly, but the conditions for violence can and are created and exacerbated by Obama’s lame and misguided policies.
Posted by: From Berkeley | February 17, 2012, 10:13 am 10:13 am
That is one way to shrink the government.
Posted by: snewsom2997 | February 17, 2012, 10:26 am 10:26 am
Does anyone else find it funny how the mainstream news seems to be trying to bury this story, but thinks the Whitney Houston funeral circus should be on 24/7 ??? What a joke!!! They should be called “Anything but the news” channels…
Posted by: Dirk Diggler | February 17, 2012, 11:45 am 11:45 am
We are laughing at Obama and all of you. Thanks for letting us get nukes. Much appreciated.
Posted by: from iran | February 17, 2012, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Saves the citizens the trouble.
None are any better than the citizen. None are more professional.
Both agents should be terminated. Let the revolution begin.
Posted by: Odins Acolyte | February 17, 2012, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
STUPID cops. Always playing tough guys until they get caught in criminal acts and then they cry in court like babies.
Posted by: Jack S. | February 17, 2012, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
There is no logic in blaming Obama for this.
There are a lot of things he can be legitimately be blamed for, this one isn’t one of them.
Posted by: oonogil7 | February 18, 2012, 11:06 am 11:06 am