Summary
Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok content creator, was shot by an ICE agent in Los Angeles during an immigration enforcement operation. Parias, who documented ICE raids and is undocumented, allegedly tried to flee by ramming an ICE vehicle. Both Parias and a law enforcement officer were injured but are expected to recover.
Key Facts
- Carlitos Ricardo Parias was involved in a shooting with an ICE agent during an enforcement operation in South Los Angeles.
- Parias has been charged with assault on a federal officer.
- He is known on TikTok, with over 130,000 followers, for documenting ICE raids and other local news.
- The Department of Homeland Security reported Parias tried to flee by ramming an ICE vehicle.
- Both Parias and a deputy U.S. marshal were injured in the shooting but are expected to recover.
- This event happened amid ongoing tensions due to President Donald Trump’s firm immigration policies.
- Parias’s lawyer stated he has two U.S.-born children and no criminal record.
- The Department of Justice described Parias as a 44-year-old Mexican national.
