2 hurt in shooting involving ICE agents in Maryland: Police
Two people were wounded in a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Maryland, according to police.
The shooting unfolded at about 10:51 a.m. Wednesday while agents from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations were "conducting a detail" in Glen Burnie, just outside of Baltimore, Anne Arundel County Police said.
When the agents "approached a white van, that van attempted to run agents over," police said.
"ICE agents fired at that vehicle," police said, and then "that vehicle accelerated, coming to rest ... in a wooded area" behind houses.
One person in the van was shot and is in the hospital in stable condition, police said. A second person who was outside of the van suffered minor injuries and was also taken to the hospital, police said.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said the driver -- who is in the U.S. illegally from Portugal -- refused to turn off the van and drove "directly at ICE officers."
"Fearing for their lives and public safety, defensively fired their service weapons, striking the driver," according to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin.
"The ICE officers were not severely injured," the statement added.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he's aware of the shooting.
"As information surrounding the incident continues to emerge, we will remain in touch with local officials and are standing by to provide support for the community," he wrote on social media.
ABC News' Luke Barr contributed to this report.
