What began as a traffic stop on a quiet Saturday morning in San Bernardino ended in a tense hours-long standoff between federal immigration agents and a local family who say they were left shaken and fearful after shots were fired at their car.
According to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, the confrontation began around 8:40 a.m. on August 16 near 1030 N. Mountain View Avenue, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stopped a man and opened fire on his vehicle, striking it three times. The group said the agents did not present a warrant during the encounter.
The man returned home with his family and called 911. The San Bernardino Police Department confirmed that officers arrived at the residence around 9 a.m. Roughly two hours later, agents with Homeland Security Investigations also came to the property, according to the coalition’s account.
Despite repeated requests from the family, the agents did not produce a warrant, the group said. Instead, more than 10 police vehicles and multiple agents surrounded the residence, urging the man to come outside. The family, who noted that the man has no criminal record, told advocates they were terrified, especially after their car was struck by gunfire.
The Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice posted updates on Instagram throughout the day, alleging that the family was racially profiled and targeted without legal justification. The group said community members were preparing to mobilize legal and advocacy support as the standoff unfolded.
By 3:45 p.m., agents left the scene without making an arrest, ending a nearly seven-hour confrontation that began with the morning stop.
As of Saturday evening, neither ICE nor Homeland Security Investigations had publicly released a statement addressing the shooting or the standoff.
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