ICE Officer Shoots Illegal Immigrant During Phoenix Traffic Stop Gone Wrong

… ICE officers pulled over Jose Garcia-Sorto along Interstate 17 in north Phoenix.

Garcia-Sorto, the driver, initially stopped but started to pull away as the officers walked up to his vehicle, according to a report from affiliate FOX 10 Phoenix.

"As the vehicle abruptly began speeding away, an officer was in the path of the vehicle," according to officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "Fearing for his life, the officer defensively discharged his service weapon two times striking Garcia-Sorto’s vehicle."

Garcia-Soto was taken to a hospital where he remains in stable condition, according to the report.

The officer who shot at Garcia-Sorto was also taken to the hospital, though their injuries and condition have not yet been made public.

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