{"id":501745,"date":"2026-10-20T03:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T03:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501745\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T03:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T03:24:35","slug":"ice-officers-broke-arm-of-u-s-citizen-in-long-beach-encounter-congressman-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/501745\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Officers Broke Arm Of U.S. Citizen In Long Beach Encounter, Congressman Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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><\/p>\n

A video of the incident<\/a> shows Ricardo Gonzalez, a former Long Beach city employee, pinned face-down on the ground by federal agents.<\/p>\n

“Help me! My arm is ******* broken,” Gonzalez can be heard screaming. “…It ******* hurts!”<\/p>\n

“The videos are horrific and should concern not just our community but the country,” Garcia wrote in his post.<\/p>\n

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said in a Monday statement<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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In a GoFundMe page<\/a>, Gonzalez’s daughter Leslie said her father had been struck by an “unmarked vehicle of federal agents” while riding his e-bike.<\/p>\n

“He was tased twice, pinned to the ground, and taken to the hospital for serious injuries,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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