Anne Arundel County police say one injured man "was already in custody in an ICE vehicle"
County police agency investigating the shooting
“To clarify preliminary information released publicly on the shooting involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, Maryland, on December 24, 2025: one ICE detainee who was injured during the incident was already in custody in an ICE vehicle, and the other individual injured was struck by gunfire while operating a separate vehicle.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
The department's clarification of the preliminary information it released on December 24. The page shows no posting date. News outlets reported the statement on the evening of January 8, 2026.
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Reports the January 8 police statement and prints DHS's response in full. The page was posted on January 8 and updated on January 12. Other outlets reported the DHS response on January 9.
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Reports the county police statement of January 8 and reactions from county, state and federal officials. The reactions were made a day after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
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On December 24 the department had said ICE agents approached a white van that attempted to run agents over, and that agents then fired at it.
After the quotation
The department said it continues to investigate and that its officers do not enforce immigration law or conduct immigration enforcement operations with ICE.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: One of the two men injured on December 24 was already in custody in an ICE vehicle when he was hurt, and the other was struck by gunfire while operating a separate vehicle.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point includes DHS's account of the shooting. The department corrects one element of that account, where the injured passenger was, without saying whether the shooting was warranted, so it disputes a description rather than condemning or defending the shooting.
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