A man who killed a sheriff's deputy and wounded a police officer during a shootout in Kittitas County, Washington, was in the United States illegally, ICE says
The suspect, Juan Manuel Flores Del Toro, also died from wounds received in the Tuesday night shooting. ICE spokesperson Tanya Roman said Flores Del Toro entered the United States on April 11, 2014, at Laredo, Texas, on an H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker visa. Juan Manuel Flores Del Toro Ryan ThompsonICE has no record that he left the United States or extended his visa after it expired, Roman said.Kittitas County Deputy Ryan Thompson, 42, died in the shootout.
Thompson and Chavez attempted to stop a vehicle they had received a complaint about Tuesday night, the sheriff's office said in a news release. The vehicle failed to stop, which resulted in a pursuit, authorities said.When the vehicle stopped, Flores Del Toro reportedly got out of the car and exchanged gunfire with the deputy and police officer.
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