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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers broke the arm of a U.S. citizen during an encounter in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said in a social media statement.
A video of the incident shows Ricardo Gonzalez, a former Long Beach city employee, pinned face-down on the ground by federal agents.
“Help me! My arm is ******* broken,” Gonzalez can be heard screaming. “…It ******* hurts!”
“The videos are horrific and should concern not just our community but the country,” Garcia wrote in his post.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said in a Monday statement that Gonzalez had been injured in an encounter with federal agents. Gonzalez called local police for help during the confrontation, Richardson said in a formal complaint filed with the Department of Homeland Security. Richardson also sent DHS a series of questions regarding the circumstances of officers’ contact with and use of force on Gonzalez.
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In a GoFundMe page, Gonzalez’s daughter Leslie said her father had been struck by an “unmarked vehicle of federal agents” while riding his e-bike.
“He was tased twice, pinned to the ground, and taken to the hospital for serious injuries,” she wrote.
Long Beach Police said they encountered a “handcuffed male adult, being detained by ICE, who was bleeding,” when they arrived at the scene on Saturday.
DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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