off duty

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A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security initially said an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who lived at the same apartment complex was responding to a suspected “active shooter” when he opened fire.

From Los Angeles Times

McLaughlin also labeled Keith Porter Jr. — a Los Angeles man shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge on New Year’s Eve — an “active shooter” in initial media comments about the case, using a term that typically refers to a gunman attempting to kill multiple people.

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Prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed, in a motion filed by Delcid’s attorney, not to disclose to jurors that Solorio was an off-duty police officer, since it was not considered a factor in the crime.

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Then on Thursday, a detective on the case told prosecutors he believed a recording played during questioning made mention of “off-duty,” which also prompted Delcid’s attorney to again request a mistrial.

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Along a barrier in front of Los Angeles City Hall, students in backpacks carried signs that called for “full rights for all immigrants” as well as justice for Keith Porter Jr., a man fatally shot by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge last month.

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