Man Shot by ICE, Lawyer Denies Gang Ties

0:00A man from El Salvador got shot multiple times by ICE agents during an arrest in Central California. He's recovering after three surgeries, including one for a jaw wound that's making it hard to talk. His lawyer says he has no criminal record here in the U.S. and denies any game ties. The guy, a dual citizen of El Salvador and Mexico, came to the country in 2019. Back home, a judge acquitted him of murder charges on October 25th that year. No gang mentions in the Cortox, even though some. Co-defendants were linked to the 18th street gang. His attorney is pushing back hard, saying agents fired first while his car was stopped, so he panicked and drove off to escape. No arrest warrant from El Salvador, and he's just a labor of fixing fire damage, with a two-year-old daughter and a fiancé who's a U.S. citizen. Dashcam video shows the car backing up, bumping another vehicle, then pulling forward and peeling out over the median, with agents pointing guns. No audio, so it's unclear exactly when shots rang out, or what was said.

1:03The FBI is running the investigation now, with I step back in the Justice Department pointing questions their way. Mendoza's fiance talked to him before surgeries, and his lawyer's fighting for answers as he heals up. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.