Federal Agent Killed By Colleague After Shooting Boss
Federal Agent Killed By Colleague After Shooting Boss
Friday, 17 Feb 2012 07:40 AM
By Newsmax Wires
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a supervisor in the agency's office in a Los Angeles suburb on Thursday before a third agent opened fire, killing the gunman, authorities said. The wounded agent was taken to a hospital in Long Beach, not far from the ICE offices in a federal building, where doctors said he was listed in stable condition following surgery and expected to survive.
Authorities described the shooting as an incident of workplace violence that began as a dispute between two federal agents, but gave no details as to its origins.
CBS News reports the agent fired at his boss after being advised that disciplinary action was being taken against him
"One agent fired several rounds at the other agent, wounding him," Steven Martinez, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, told a news conference.
"At that time when that occurred, another agent intervened and fired his weapon," Martinez said. "This resulted in the death of the shooter."
The shooting, which Martinez described as an "isolated incident" that was still under investigation, erupted during rush hour near downtown Los Angeles and prompted police to shut down streets and a major intersection for more than an hour.
The shooting happened on the seventh floor of the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building in downtown Long Beach that houses ICE, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Probation and Parole Office.
Federal Agent Killed By Colleague After Shooting Boss
