An aircraft operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation and detainee transfers was hit by a bullet during an exchange of gunfire between police officers and a suspect near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport late last month.

Officials said the aircraft, an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800, was parked on the ramp.

“The bullet bounced off the plane, and no damage was reported,” the agency said in a statement to the Arizona Mirror.

Police said the shooting began after officers responded to a trespassing call. The suspect fled when officers arrived. Officers used a grappler device to stop the suspect’s vehicle, leading to a standoff in which Oberlin and police exchanged gunfire. One officer was shot in the side and later released from the hospital, while the suspect, 34

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