California man shot by ICE says officials falsely labeled him a gang member

Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was hit by more than six bullets, says lawyer, with ICE facing scrutiny over shooting A California man shot by US immigration agents said officials have falsely accused him of being a gang member and that officers fired on him without justification during a traffic stop. Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was pulled over and shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Tuesday in Patterson, a rural agricultural town in California’s central valley. Patrick Kolasinski, Hernandez’s attorney, visited him in the hospital on Thursday morning and summarized his client’s comments. Hernandez was hit by more than six bullets, including one that struck his face, and he has undergone three surgeries, the lawyer said. ICE is facing growing scrutiny over the shooting, with Hernandez’s family saying officials have made false and misleading statements about him in the aftermath. Dashcam footage of the encounter showed three ICE agents outside Hernandez’s car. The video is grainy and has no sound, but it captured Hernandez reversing away from the officers with his passenger door open and two of the officers pointing their firearms at him. The car then