A Honduran man and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer were hospitalized early Wednesday after a shooting during a vehicle stop on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix, authorities said.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers initiated a traffic stop at about 4 a.m. local time near Dove Valley Road after identifying the driver as Jose Garcia-Sorto, who officials said is in the U.S. illegally, KTAR-TV reported. Garcia-Sorto initially stopped, but as officers approached, he allegedly began driving away while one officer was in the path of the vehicle.
“Fearing for his life, the officer defensively discharged his service weapon two times, striking Garcia-Sorto’s vehicle,” ICE said in a statement that was posted on X.
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