A man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest attempt in Patterson was arrested by FBI agents immediately after his hospital discharge, his attorney told ABC7.
The incident
The Stanislaus County resident was wounded by ICE agents during an attempted arrest in Patterson. Details of the shooting incident have not been released. The circumstances surrounding the use of force remain under investigation.
After hospitalization and treatment, the man was discharged from the medical facility. FBI agents arrested him directly outside the hospital doors, according to his attorney.
Unanswered questions
Neither ICE nor the FBI have commented on why federal agents opened fire during the arrest attempt. The specific charges filed against the man by the FBI remain unknown. The suspect’s attorney highlighted this sequence of events in the ABC7 interview.
The investigation into the Patterson shooting continues.