A U.S. Marshal and a suspect were shot and wounded Tuesday during a federal law enforcement traffic stop in South Los Angeles.

The shooting was reported about 8:50 a.m. in the 400 block of East 20th Street, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Public Affairs Officer Luis Alanis.

According to Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, the confrontation involved “an illegal alien who had previously escaped from custody” and who “attempted to evade arrest yet again.”

“ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. Marshals, pulled the illegal alien over in a standard law enforcement procedure,” McLaughlin said. “The illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee. Fearing for the safety of the public and law enforcem

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