{"id":502221,"date":"2026-10-20T13:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/502221\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:07:21","slug":"security-camera-footage-shows-the-moment-an-ice-agent-purposefully-hit-a-u-s-citizen-with-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/502221\/","title":{"rendered":"Security camera footage shows the moment an ICE agent purposefully hit a U.S. citizen with a car"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ricardo Gonzalez was subsequently tased and slammed to the ground by agents, sustaining a broken arm, according to his family. Now, Mayor Rex Richardson is demanding answers from DHS.<\/p>\n


\n \"Brandon
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\n A screenshot of security camera footage moments before an ICE agent struck Ricardo Gonzalez with a car Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Video courtesy of the Gonzalez family.<\/p>\n

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Security camera footage obtained by the Watchdog shows the moment an ICE agent uses his unmarked vehicle as a weapon to stop Ricardo Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen, is seen riding an e-bike and turning left onto a one-way street. Then, an ICE vehicle can be seen speeding down the street in the wrong direction and striking Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

The agent exits his vehicle and immediately draws a weapon before approaching Gonzalez and yelling for him to “get on the ground.”<\/p>\n

“Fuck you. You hit me with your fucking car,” Gonzalez shouts back. “I’m a fucking U.S. citizen.”<\/p>\n

The incident, originally reported by the Watchdog Sunday<\/a>, occurred on Ellis Street at Locust Avenue in North Long Beach at noon on Saturday, according to the video timestamp.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez\u2019s daughter Leslie on Monday told the Watchdog her dad is \u201cdoing well and still healing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can see him getting better slowly,\u201d she said in a text message.<\/p>\n

According to Leslie, after the agent hit her dad with the vehicle, they tased him twice. Video taken by Sherman Austin, founder of stopice.net, shows agents handcuffing Ricardo while he lays face down in the gutter yelling that his arm is broken.<\/p>\n

\"APhoto of Ricardo Gonzalez courtesy of Wendy Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

Leslie organized the GoFundMe<\/a> to raise money to cover the cost of Ricardo\u2019s hospital bills as well as any legal expenses that may arise as a result of the incident. As of 12:30 Monday, the campaign had received $16,600 in donations, exceeding its initial goal of $6,500.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, 40, is a U.S. citizen born in Hanford, CA, Leslie told the Watchdog. For the past eight or so years, Gonzalez worked for the City of Long Beach \u2014 first in the health department and then the utilities department, a position he left in September, she said.<\/p>\n

In a statement to the Watchdog Sunday, Mayor Rex Richardson said he was \u201coutraged\u201d by the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cFederal immigration agents are not above the law,\u201d Richardson wrote. \u201cThese aggressive enforcement tactics are creating fear and putting our residents at risk. This is unacceptable, and it must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richardson said he is \u201cdemanding answers\u201d from the Department of Homeland Security and working with congressional representatives to \u201cseek transparency and accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a post on <\/a>X<\/a> Sunday, Rep. Robert Garcia said the incident is \u201chorrific and should concern not just our community but the whole country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of the neighbors who documented and stood up for the family being terrorized by ICE,\u201d Garcia, the former mayor of Long Beach, wrote. \u201cDonald Trump and his inhumane and illegal deportation machine must be stopped. Long Beach stands with our community and our immigrant families. ICE is not welcome in Long Beach. Abolish ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n

ICE agents brutally attacked and broke the arm of a North Long Beach resident and U.S. citizen. The videos are horrific and should concern not just our community but the country.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m proud of the neighbors who documented and stood up for the family being terrorized by ICE.\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) October 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to questions from the Watchdog.<\/p>\n

Numerous videos show LBPD vehicles blocking streets, with numerous people asking why the police department is assisting in a federal immigration operation, which is against city and state law.<\/p>\n

The department released a statement clarifying its presence, saying ICE personnel \u201crequested emergency assistance from LBPD and LBFD due to vehicle vandalism taking place and a subject in need of medical aid.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the department, an officer located Gonzalez, handcuffed and bleeding. Fire department personnel were unable to reach the scene due to trash cans \u2014 placed there by residents to obstruct federal vehicles \u2014 blocking the street, so LBPD officers transported Ricardo to a nearby fire station, where they removed the handcuffs.<\/p>\n

LBFD personnel then took Ricardo to a local hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cLBPD left the area and some ICE agents followed LBPD personnel to a secure parking lot in the police station,\u201d the department continued. \u201cThe ICE agents were subsequently directed to leave the station.\u201d<\/p>\n

The department said it made no arrests and added that, while it does not assist in immigration enforcement, it also \u201ccannot legally obstruct or interfere with federal enforcement operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many residents do not accept the department\u2019s explanation, saying that crowd control during federal immigration operations still constitutes assisting ICE.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the heck, [Long Beach]?\u201d one commenter wrote. \u201cWhy are you collaborating with ICE terrorizing the neighborhoods?”<\/p>\n

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