Carlos Jimenez says he was backing away when shot
Person shot by an ICE agent
““It was as he was backing up that he was shot,” Jimenez said.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)U.S. Attorney’s Office Disposed Toward Dismissing Charges Against Ontario Man Shot By ICE AgentParagraphs recounting Jimenez’s hearing testimony and Greg Jackson’s response to dismissal
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Disposed Toward Dismissing Charges Against Ontario Man Shot By ICE Agent (opens in a new tab)Paragraphs recounting Jimenez’s hearing testimony and Greg Jackson’s response to dismissal
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The article recounts competing accounts of the shooting and reports that federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss the criminal case with prejudice.
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At a court hearing, Jimenez described the moments after an officer told him to leave.
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The account became part of the dispute over whether his vehicle threatened the agent.
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Case context: Was ICE Officer Eusebio Ortiz justified in shooting Carlos Jimenez?
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His account directly challenges the characterization that he drove at the agent in a way that justified deadly force.
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Was ICE Officer Eusebio Ortiz justified in shooting Carlos Jimenez?
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Read the full case“Their agreement to dismiss with prejudice bolsters our own argument that the shooting itself was unlawful and the charges against Mr. Jimenez entirely fabricated and baseless. The shooter, Agent Ortiz, violated department policy by firing his weapon at a moving vehicle, and Mr. Jimenez was in fact complying with Mr. Ortiz’s orders to drive away when Mr. Ortiz tried to murder him and shot him anyway.”Read statement
“This case is yet another matter stemming from an aggressive ICE traffic stop and interaction with the public that resulted in catastrophic consequences and the subsequent filing of an unsupportable criminal charge. Indeed, this case fits a recent and endemic national pattern of ICE using aggressive traffic stop techniques and then employing the improper use of near-lethal force against an American citizen.”Read statement
“This case is yet another matter stemming from an aggressive ICE traffic stop and interaction with the public that resulted in catastrophic consequences and the subsequent filing of an unsupportable criminal charge. Indeed, this case fits a recent and endemic national pattern of ICE using aggressive traffic stop techniques and then employing the improper use of near-lethal force against an American citizen.”Read statement