This post summarizes major public reporting on shootings involving ICE agents (including Homeland Security Investigations, HSI). It is based on publicly available journalism and official statements. Where accounts conflict, I note the dispute.
- 1. July 31, 2025 — Black Forest (El Paso County), Colorado
What outlets report: Colorado Public Radio reports an ICE operation in which an agent fired three shots at a vehicle. ICE said the driver tried to drive toward or ram agents during the detention attempt.
Additional reporting. The Gazette (Colorado Springs) reports shots were fired into a fleeing vehicle; suspects then abandoned the car and fled on foot.
Reported outcome: No injuries reported in the coverage cited.
- 2. September 12, 2025 — Chicago area (Franklin Park region), Illinois
Victim: Silverio Villegas González
What outlets report: ABC7 Chicago reported on bodycam and response details, including an ICE agent’s on-scene claim that the man “tried to run us over.”
Official framing: DHS described the shooting as justified use of force during an enforcement encounter.
Reported outcome: Fatal shooting.
- 3. October 4, 2025 — Chicago, Illinois
Victim: Marimar Martinez (U.S. citizen)
What outlets report: WTTW (Chicago PBS) reported Martinez was shot multiple times and that federal prosecutors later dismissed charges against her, heightening scrutiny of the government’s original narrative.
Broader context: Axios included Martinez in a list of DHS/immigration-agent shooting incidents drawing national attention.
Reported outcome: Survived; injuries reported.
- 4. October 17, 2025 — Washington, D.C.
What outlets report: AP reported a Homeland Security agent shot at an unarmed Black man. Phillip M. Brown during a traffic stop amid the administration’s federal task-force surge, and that a police report omitted the shooting—raising allegations of concealment.
NBC Washington similarly reported testimony that an officer was told not to include gunfire details in the report.
The Guardian emphasized that the fleeing charge was later dismissed and the omission became a focal point of controversy.
Reported outcome: No one struck (per reporting cited).
- 5. October 21, 2025 — Los Angeles, California
What outlets report: The Los Angeles Times reported an ICE operation in South L.A. where gunfire injured both the target (a Mexico-based TikTok streamer, Carlitos Ricardo, known for filming ICE) and a deputy U.S. marshal assisting in the operation. Federal officials alleged the suspect tried to ram vehicles.While federal officials asserted the agent fired defensive shots out of fear for safety, newly released body camera footage has raised questions about the sequence of events leading up to the shooting
ABC News reported the suspect was initially charged and that officials described the shooting as defensive.
Reported outcome: Two injuries (one being a federal officer).
- 6. October 29, 2025 — Phoenix, Arizona
What outlets report: KJZZ (NPR Phoenix) reported ICE said officers stopped a Honduran man near I-17, he tried to flee, and an officer fired; the man was hospitalized in stable condition.
AZFamily similarly reported DHS said the driver began to drive away as officers approached and was hospitalized afterward.
Reported outcome: Injury reported; some ambiguity in later summaries about whether injuries were from gunfire or crash forces.
- 7. October 30, 2025 — Ontario, California
Victim: Carlos Jimenez (U.S. citizen)
What outlets report: ABC7 Los Angeles reported Jimenez was shot during an ICE operation and that his attorney disputed ICE’s claim he tried to assault officers with his vehicle.
ABC News reported lawyers said Jimenez was shot as he drove away after warning agents about children gathering near a bus stop, contradicting the government’s “defensive shooting” framing.
Rep. Norma Torres also issued a public statement summarizing the incident and disputing federal characterizations.
Reported outcome: Injury reported.
- 8. November 13, 2025 — Washington, D.C.
What outlets report: NBC News (DC) reported an HSI agent opened fire during a car chase in Northeast D.C.; no one was hit.
The Washington Post reported the shooting was the second such incident in about a month involving Homeland Security agents patrolling alongside D.C. police.
Reported outcome: No injuries reported.
- 9. December 21, 2025 — St. Paul, Minnesota
What outlets report: MPR News reported ICE said an agent fired after being struck during an attempted arrest, describing a vehicle hitting agents as the precipitating event.
FOX 9 reported St. Paul police responded to “shots fired,” determined a federal agent had been struck by a vehicle, and said the suspect was not injured and was taken into custody by federal authorities.
Reported outcome: No injuries reported from gunfire.
- 10. December 24, 2025 — Glen Burnie, Maryland
What outlets report: AP reported ICE agents fired at a moving vehiclee during an enforcement action, striking one person and injuring another; multiple investigations were noted.
The Washington Post reported DHS revised its public account after local police issued contradictory details, emphasizing inconsistencies about the sequence of events and custody status.
Reported outcome: Injuries reported; significant dispute over event sequence.
- 11. December 31, 2025 — Northridge (Los Angeles), California
Victim: Keith Porter Jr.
What outlets report: The Los Angeles Times reported DHS said an off-duty ICE agent responded to an “active shooter” situation and killed Porter; Porter’s family and attorney disputed the threat narrative and demanded accountability.
ABC7 Los Angeles reported vigils and calls for transparency, repeating DHS’s account that the agent heard gunfire and encountered Porter holding a long rifle.
Reported outcome: Fatal shooting.
- 12. January 7, 2026 — Minneapolis, Minnesota
Victim: Renée Good (U.S. citizen)
What outlets report: People reported on Good’s background and the immediate dispute over the encounter, including witnesses challenging the claim she “weaponized” her vehicle.
The Guardian focused on ICE use-of-force scrutiny and accountability questions, reporting that video appeared to undercut the federal narrative.
Reuters reported federal leaders’ defense of the shooting, including claims the agent involved had previously been dragged by a car in another enforcement incident (used as context for threat perception).
AP later reported DOJ said it saw no basis for a civil-rights investigation, sharpening conflict between federal and local perspectives. An summary of the shooting and aftermath is reported on Wikipedia.
Reported outcome: Fatal shooting; national protests.
- Mass protests and vigils sprang up in Minneapolis and across dozens of U.S. cities under banners like “ICE Out For Good.” Tens of thousands marched; many called for major changes to ICE’s authority or for the agency’s abolition.
- Minnesota and city officials filed lawsuits seeking to halt ICE’s surge of agents and operations in the state, arguing the federal activities are excessively forceful and disruptive.
- The FBI took over the investigation, and state law enforcement was blocked from participating, deepening tensions over transparency and oversight.