Posted on 02/17/2012 5:43:09 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A confrontation between federal law enforcement agents erupted in gunfire Thursday evening in Long Beach, leaving one dead and another seriously injured, authorities said.
The incident was sparked by an unspecified dispute between Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building near the city's oceanfront, according to law enforcement authorities.
The agency said in a statement Thursday night that one of its agents died at the scene and the other was in stable condition after the shooting. But the statement did not provide details about the incident.
Multiple law enforcement authorities told The Times the shooting involved a dispute between an agent and his supervisor.
The agent opened fire repeatedly on the male supervisor shortly before 6 p.m. in the building, according to the sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak on the matter.
With the supervisor wounded, a third agent intervened and opened fire on the gunman, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to law enforcement authorities. The male agent who killed the gunman was uninjured.
The supervisor was taken by a Long Beach Fire Department ambulance to nearby St. Mary Medical Center, where he was being treated late Thursday.
The scene outside the multistory building at Ocean Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue was marked by confusion as police and federal agents descended on the site....
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In my department there are eight armed employees and three unarmed. Thankfully we are mostly stable.
Bizarre.
Maybe the dead agent was part of Fast + Furious.
Perhaps he planned to testify. Perhaps that put other agents’ jobs at risk.
Someone knew too much about something.
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The Office of Personal Responsibility is what used to be called Internal Affairs.
Well, you should just be able to get gun cleaning and lubing stamps so you can go down to the local BATFE office to have the icky part taken care of for you.
What's a gov't for if not to do stuff for you?
Or, just maybe, the guy had a screw loose. Not everything has to be a conspiracy.
I’m going to stop parking in the ICE parking spots at the airport as I wait to pick folks up.
At least airports in the vicinity of Long Beach. They appear to be a bit touchy down there.
Maybe it will spread to BATF and work it’s way up through the ranks!
That would be a Bromance.
Now the DHS snake is swallowing its own tail?
I’d hope that could happen WITHOUT further casualties.
Typical fed, can't do anything right the first time.
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