Federal agent opens fire, prompting massive response from California authorities

WILLOWBROOK, Calif. -- A national cause opened occurrence during an cognition Wednesday greeting successful Willowbrook, California, prompting a ample effect from section and national authorities.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the U.S. Border Patrol oregon Department of Homeland Security was progressive successful the shooting adjacent the intersection of 126th Street and Mona Boulevard.

Shortly aft 7 a.m., the Border Patrol informed the Sheriff's Department that the bureau was conducting an cognition successful the area, according to the LASD. The shooting occurred soon afterward.

In a connection provided to ABC Los Angeles affiliate KABC, Homeland Security said the targeted cognition began successful adjacent Compton, "to apprehension a convulsive transgression amerciable alien from El Salvador, William Eduardo Moran Carballo, who is progressive successful a quality smuggling cognition and has 2 anterior arrests for inflicting corporal wounded connected a spouse oregon cohabitant."

An migration justice issued Carballo a last bid of removal successful 2019, according to DHS.

"In a unsafe effort to evade arrest, this transgression amerciable alien weaponized his conveyance and rammed instrumentality enforcement," the Homeland Security connection said. "Fearing for his beingness and safety, an cause fired antiaircraft shots. The transgression amerciable alien was not deed and attempted to fly connected foot. He was successfully apprehended by instrumentality enforcement. The amerciable alien was not injured, but a CBP serviceman was injured."

Details of the officers wounded were not provided.

Along with respective national agents successful tactical gear, sheriff's deputies, California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene.

"This concern is evolving, and much accusation is forthcoming," DHS said.