LAPD investigation continues into fatal New Year's Eve shooting by off-duty ICE agent

"In the days since an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man who federal officials said was firing a weapon in a Northridge apartment complex, Los Angeles police officials have offered few details about the events leading up to the deadly New Year's Eve encounter. Deputy LAPD Chief Alan Hamilton said the incident is being investigated by the Robbery-Homicide Division, which handles all shootings by officers from outside law enforcement agencies. On the federal side, he said, the case is being handled by the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations."

"A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said after the incident that the ICE agent was responding to an "active shooter situation" at his apartment complex, but the lack of injuries to anyone else at the scene and statements from neighbors have fueled speculation that the man may have been ringing in the new year by shooting a gun into the air. Hamilton said it was "too early to tell" if that was the case."

"He said police detectives haven't yet spoken with the agent involved to get his version of events due to protocols on how deadly force investigations are conducted with federal law enforcement officers. "We won't interview them for days," Hamilton said of the ICE agent. Authorities have not identified the man who was killed or the agent responsible."

An off-duty ICE agent shot and killed a man at a Northridge apartment complex during a reported active-shooter incident on New Year's Eve. Federal officials said the agent responded to an "active shooter situation," while neighbors noted no other injuries and suggested the man might have been firing a gun into the air. The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating officer-involved shootings by outside agencies; the FBI, the Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations are handling the federal side. Detectives have not yet interviewed the agent, and neither the victim nor the agent has been publicly identified.

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