Off-duty ICE agent shot after assaulting California family on lawn

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 17:24 · Archive

An off-duty ICE agent found asleep on a California family's front lawn shot after allegedly assaulting the homeowner and his daughter.

An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was shot in the stomach by a 72-year-old homeowner after allegedly attacking him and his daughter in Fresno, California, early Friday morning. David Gonzalez, 32, a federal agent from Texas, was found asleep on the family's front lawn near East Dudley Avenue and North Broadway Street around 3:30 a.m. The man's daughter discovered Gonzalez and alerted her father, who went outside to wake him and ask him to leave. When roused, Gonzalez appeared intoxicated and agitated. He allegedly assaulted the elderly man, leaving him with visible injuries. When the daughter tried to intervene to protect her father, Gonzalez also allegedly attacked her and knocked her to the ground. Fearing for their safety, the father fired a single shot at Gonzalez with a legally owned firearm. The woman's boyfriend, an off-duty police officer, arrived at the scene and handcuffed Gonzalez before Fresno officers responded to 911 calls. Gonzalez was taken to hospital and listed in serious condition. He faces charges including battery likely to cause great bodily injury, felony vandalism and battery. The father is not facing criminal charges. Police said they cited evidence from the scene, including the man's account that he feared for his and his daughter's safety.

How it is being reported

• ‘Drunk’ off-duty ICE agent shot after he’s rousted from sleep on California family’s front lawnA Fresno family found an allegedly hammered ICE agent asleep on their front lawn, and they shot and handcuffed him after he refused to leave.New York Post · 10 Oct, 17:15
• Off-duty ICE agent shot by father after being found sleeping on California family’s lawnThe off-duty ICE agent appeared intoxicated and agitated when he woke up, police saidIndependent World · 10 Oct, 16:22

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