Federal Agent Opens Fire in Willowbrook: Massive Authority Response

WILLOWBROOK, Calif. (KABC) -- A federal agent opened fire during an operation Wednesday morning in Willowbrook, prompting a large response from local and federal authorities. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the U.S. Border Patrol or Department of Homeland Security was involved in the shooting near the intersection of 126th Street and Mona Boulevard. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., the Border Patrol informed the Sheriff's Department that the agency was conducting an operation in the area, according to the LASD. The shooting occurred shortly afterward. No one was struck by gunfire, the sheriff's spokesperson told ABC7, adding that all suspects targeted by the operation were detained and all officers were accounted for. No other details about the operation were immediately released. Along with several federal agents in tactical gear, sheriff's deputies, California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene. The circumstances that led to the shooting were unknown.