An illegal immigrant tried to mow down a group of federal immigration agents while fleeing a “targeted enforcement operation” in a tony Maryland suburb Wednesday morning, injuring himself and a passenger who was also in the country illegally.
Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese national who the Department of Homeland Security described as an illegal alien, was identified and approached by ICE agents in Glen Burnie who instructed him to shut off his engine.
He refused, then in a bid to escape “weaponized his vehicle and began ramming his van into several ICE vehicles,” DHS said in a statement.
“He then drove his van directly at ICE officers, attempting to run them over.”
The agents responded by firing their weapons, striking Sousa-Martins, who then crashed the vehicle between two buildings, injuring himself and his passenger, Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, who illegally entered the US from El Salvador, according to DHS.
“Officers rendered immediate medical aid to both the driver of the vehicle and the passenger, who were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Both are in stable condition and expected to recover.” --->READ MORE HERE
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Two people injured during law enforcement operation in Glen Burnie, Maryland; multiple investigations launched
Two people were injured after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents opened fire on a van in Maryland on Christmas Eve when the driver allegedly tried to run them over during a law enforcement operation, officials said.
Anne Arundel County Police Department spokesperson Justin Mulacahy said officers responded to West Court in Glen Burnie at about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting involving ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agents.
A preliminary investigation found that ICE agents were conducting a detail in the area when they approached a white van, according to police.
Police alleged the driver attempted to run the agents over, prompting ICE agents to open fire on the vehicle.
The van then accelerated before stopping in a wooded area of a nearby residential neighborhood.
Mulacahy said one person inside the van was struck by gunfire and transported to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Another person outside the van sustained minor injuries and was treated at an area hospital.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on X that the agents identified the driver of the van as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, an illegal alien from Portugal. Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, an illegal alien from El Salvador, was the passenger, DHS said.
According to DHS, the officers approached the van and told Sousa-Martins to turn off the engine, but he refused and attempted to flee. Sousa-Martins also allegedly began to ram his vehicle into several ICE vehicles before driving the van at ICE agents. --->READ MORE HERE
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