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Dramatic moment ICE officer shoves gun in the face of unarmed bystander during tense Hollywood operation

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Richter, E. (2026, October 31). Dramatic moment ICE officer shoves gun in the face of unarmed bystander during tense Hollywood operation. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254187/north-hollywood-california-ice-arrest-bystander-agent-gun.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-31 · by Emma Richter

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📰 ICE Officer Uses Gun Against Bystander
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Emma Richter
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Topics

California ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement North Hollywood the Los Angeles Times

Subjects

Butler PERSON · 3× ICE ORG · 3× California GPE · 1× Damari Butler PERSON · 1× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× North Hollywood GPE · 1× The Daily Mail ORG · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Times ORG · 1×

Narrative

An unarmed bystander had a gun shoved in his face by a masked ICE officer on Friday morning while he walked two dogs The three agents stood in the street as the man they took into custody screamed.
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A dramatic video captured the moment an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shoved a gun in the face of an unarmed bystander during a tense operation in California. asserted
officer → capture → California
The encounter took place on Friday just before 8.30am in North Hollywood after federal agents dragged a man off the sidewalk and into custody, witness Damari Butler told the Los Angeles Times. asserted
Butler → take → Times
Butler, who recorded the violent incident, said he was sitting on his balcony when he suddenly saw a man get tackled by two masked agents without any warning, he told the outlet. asserted
he → record → outlet
They just grabbed him,' Butler recalled. asserted
Butler → grab → him
The clip first showed two ICE agents taking another man into custody while the bystander walked two dogs. asserted
bystander → show → dogs
Then, just seconds later, another agent ran over to the man with the dogs and told him to back away as he picked up a can of pepper spray and appeared to move it out of the way, Butler said. asserted
Butler → run → way
The third agent, who was also covering his face, then shoved the man into a bush and pointed a gun at his face as the dogs barked, the video shows. asserted
video → cover → face
He was soon let go and screamed: 'What the f** is wrong with you?' asserted
* → let → you
An unarmed bystander had a gun shoved in his face by a masked ICE officer on Friday morning while he walked two dogs The three agents stood in the street as the man they took into custody screamed. asserted
they → have → custody
People in the background were heard asking if someone had recorded the moment as the agents picked the handcuffed man up by his arms and legs and tried to get him in an SUV. asserted
agents → hear → SUV
As they did so, the man with the dogs kept asking if someone got the car's license plate while another SUV pulled up to the scene. asserted
SUV → do → scene
'They're hurting him! asserted
They → hurt → him
They're hurting him!' the bystander screamed. asserted
bystander → hurt → him
One of the masked agents ran after the bystander again as he ran away screaming. asserted
he → run → bystander
The video then panned back over to three agents who appeared to struggle to get the man in handcuffs inside the car. asserted
who → pan → car
He repeatedly screamed as one of the officers appeared to pull a taser on him. asserted
one → scream → him
The incident occurred when several federal agents arrested an unknown man who screamed as they tried to get him into a car. asserted
they → occur → car
He was the only one detained during the incident The clip ended with a total of four officers hovering over the man as people screamed in terror. asserted
people → detain → terror
The identity of the man who was detained has not been revealed, nor has the reason for his arrest. asserted
reason → detain → arrest
He was the only one detained during the incident. asserted
He → detain → incident
The Daily Mail contacted the Department of Homeland Security for comment. asserted
Mail → contact → comment
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