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LA mayor orders probe after ICE officer points gun at bystander

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the encounter was unacceptable and will launch an investigation involving the Attorney General’s Office and Representative Robert Garcia’s office. Video from 31 Oct shows an ICE officer pointing a handgun at a bystander's head while trying to apprehend an unidentified suspect at the intersection of Vineland Place and Otsego Street in North Hollywood. A second ICE agent is seen holding a spray canister that later falls onto grass, and the bystander, walking two dogs, tosses the canister onto the street after the first agent leaves.

Key facts

  • The bystander was walking two dogs during the incident.
  • A second ICE agent held a spray canister that dropped onto grass.
  • The officer was attempting to apprehend an unidentified suspect.
  • The video was recorded on 31 Oct in North Hollywood.
  • Mayor Bass will involve the Attorney General’s Office and Rep. Robert Garcia’s office in the probe.

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Why it matters

The incident highlights concerns over ICE enforcement methods and local accountability.

What changed

  1. First published from Hindustan Times