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Federal immigration officers carried out a targeted operation in the Willowbrook/Compton area Wednesday morning that ended with a vehicle pursuit, a crash on a residential street, and shots fired by a federal agent as officers moved in to detain suspects. Department of Homeland Security described the incident as a dangerous attempt to evade arrest in which a suspect “weaponized his vehicle,” and federal authorities say the agent fired defensive shots while the suspect was taken into custody.
Video and on-scene reports show a damaged sedan at the intersection of 126th Street and Mona Boulevard, with federal agents and local deputies securing the perimeter as neighbors watched and recorded the activity. California Highway Patrol units arrived to handle the crash scene while the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department provided traffic control, and officials say all targeted individuals were eventually detained.
DHS identified the target as William Eduardo Moran Carballo, a man the agency describes as a violent criminal with ties to human smuggling and a final order of removal issued in 2019, underscoring the dangerous nature of the operation. Agencies say the suspect’s car struck or attempted to strike law enforcement, prompting the agent’s response; DHS also reported an agent was injured in the chaotic encounter though the suspect was not hit.
This incident is a stark example of what happens when weak sanctuary policies and political posturing tie the hands of federal law enforcement and invite more brazen criminality. DHS didn’t mince words — it blamed sanctuary-minded leadership for surging attacks on officers and warned these are the predictable consequences of telling people to evade arrest and exploit sanctuary protections.
Let there be no misunderstanding: the brave men and women who risk their lives to arrest violent offenders deserve our support, not scorn, and they deserve the full backing of local authorities so these operations can be conducted safely and effectively. If local leaders insist on obstructing federal efforts to remove convicted or deportable criminals, communities will continue to pay the price in fear and danger.
Hardworking Americans want safe streets and accountable leaders, not political theater that excuses lawlessness. Elected officials must stop virtue signaling and start demanding cooperation with federal partners, secure our borders, and ensure that those who weaponize vehicles or otherwise endanger officers are removed and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
