Ezequiel Garcia, 45

Long Beach, California
February 16, 2012

Agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Cause of death: Not Yet Known


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Overview

Ezequiel Garcia, a 45-year-old Latino, was fatally shot by a supervisor with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the 500 block of West Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. Garcia, a supervisory agent at the agency, shot his supervisor, Kevin Kozak, during a discussion about Garcia's job performance Thursday evening. Kozak, 51, second-in-command of ICE in Los Angeles, sustained six gunshot wounds to his legs, upper torso and hands. Garcia was shot to death by another supervisor in the office.