Haha, I thought the same thing... six shots?! I'm glad another agent intervened, but this is still a senseless tragedy.

He must have realized that this guy was a T-800 terminator and tried to save the future...

Your performance was bad so we're not giving you your cut.

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He shot six times at point blank and didn't kill him? That IS poor performance. Epic fail...

LMFAO!!!!

Hmmmm? Maybe he wasn't intending on killing him but wanted him to suffer? They do not say where he was hit. Anyways what do I know?

Garcia was killed by another agent who intervened after Kozak had been shot six times. Kozak was in stable condition Friday at a nearby hospital and was described as alert and talking.

"He is a fighter, and I believe that's why he's alive today," said Claude Arnold, ICE special agent in charge. "He refused to succumb to his injuries and in law enforcement that's what makes the difference between people who go home at the end of the day and those who don't."

Really? Ok, Claude Arnold ICE special agent in charge, get yourself shot six times -- and be sure to not succumb to the injury. The difference between people who go home at the end of the day and those who don't is WHERE THEY GET SHOT AND HOW SOON HELP ARRIVES. Even "fighters" can bleed out.

Agreed, The Quacked One. I was reading that crap and thought, "Wow, what a heartless and frankly snotty thing to say. So I guess all the other soldiers and law enforcement officers who DID die after succumbing to their injuries just weren't fighters and didn't REFUSE to succumb. What weaklings."

Read Claude Arnold's comment again:

"He is a fighter, and I believe that's why he's alive today," said Claude Arnold, ICE special agent in charge. "He refused to succumb to his injuries and in law enforcement that's what makes the difference between people who go home at the end of the day and those who don't."

If he had stopped after the first sentence, that would have been quite admirable enough. But then he goes on to sully the memory of others who didn't "go home at the end of the day." Seriously, I hope surviving family members, widows, and such of people who have given their lives in the service and protection of others don't read that comment from Mr. Arnold. Just the height of arrogant insensitivity. It's very possible to support your colleague without denigrating others. Man... I'm not sure why, but that whole quotation just pissed me off!

It's kind of funny the cops and other authorities are getting so corrupt and messed up their beating up on each other then filing civil suits and even they get screwed by the court then they shoot their own in a review ending in one of them killing one of their own and now the last shooter will get his two week paid vacation for killing the six shooter. I agree with those who say the guy that was shot isn't some tough hero, he just got shot in the right places and probably got the best medical attention faster than the average citizen. I obey the law and even have tried to find something to like about cops, even trying to talk like fellow citizens, when they were my neighbors or had kids at my kids baseball or soccer games, but I have never met one with anything good about them. I don't know if they are trained to be jerks or if it's only jerks who become cops. They will talk to you under those circumstances like anyone else, but as you talk you learn how mentally twisted their minds are, you can tell a psyc evaluation for them must be to determine if they are psyco enough to have cop job.

Apparently Garcia had diminished interpersonal skills and was particularly slow in conflict resolution - no doubt brought on poor weapons qualification.

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum is the only comment that got it right.

Situation really isn't funny, but some of these comments, you gotta laugh!

When Kozak saw Garcia going for his gun, I doubt he just sat there and allowed himself to be shot six times. A couple probably hit vital areas, but I'll bet that some of those GSWs were to extremities or grazing shots. If Garcia had placed all six shots into CBM, Kozak would be deader than the proverbial doornail.

Most of the shots probably hit his ass while he was running away! It is comical the way bullies bully each other like boys playing leap frog. Anybody who ever sat through a performance review has wanted to kill somebody!

I guess the bossman was just not as tough as he thought he was.

Two things: First, the best background check in the world can't always prevent something like this. Even the most stable upstanding citizen can snap.

Second, the fact that this guy took six shots an lived tells me exactly one thing: ICE Agents need better weapons training. Sure its pretty amazing for someone to live after being shot six times, but if the shooter was a good marksman it probably wouldn't matter how tough the guy he shot was.

These guys are 'on duty' 24/7. They are required to always carry, and that is why Garcia was taken down after only shooting one person. My thanks to all of those who serve, and I certainly hope Agent Kozak has a very speedy recovery! Many of these folks do this job their whole life, and know nothing else. Sad that Garcia was only 2 years to be able to retire and he freaked. Keep in mind he served his community for years before this, I'll keep his family in my prayers as well as all the agents out here making LA a little safer. It certainly sounds like some of them need better personality screening... I know they have very high clearances and extensive backgrounds. Might be time to add better psyc profiles...

You know, very happy Agent Kozak is stable and alert, and thanks to the agent who came to his defense - BUT 6 shots, and still alive. Maybe the evaluation included poor marksmanship. I'll apologize in advance for saying that, but that's just unbelievable.

Babyboomer..he didn't miss the target.. the victim was shot six times..not shot at six times.

Mike...It shouldn't take six shots to kill someone. I'd agree with Baby on that one. Either he was a very bad marksman, or a pretty good one trying to commit suicide by cop.

This is why the LEO's in my town pump 10-20 rounds into their target. They like to make sure they are dead. Less questions that way.

The dumb ass responses are made by children of the liberal school system, T-800, Bla Bla. The question is why was Garcia wanting a transfer and if another police agency states an agency was over the limits by "roughing them up" its obvious that there is more to the story.....Lets see the ICE agent GARCIA maybe be hispanic and got his ass kicked by LAPD possibly from officers of a different color or race. UHMMMM, could be there was other officers stating Garcia should have kicked ass back...There have been many stings on LAPD and in the end jury couldnt find anybody quilty of anything. OR Garcias supervisor was demanding him to drop the law suit and he didnt and now they are retaliating. This whole thing stinks and we will never find out what really happened unless someone with balls steps up. Typical of govt agencies in every area and level, hang the subordinate first then make sure your payoffs hit the bank on time. ICE what a waste of tax payers money, they refused to deport, uphold laws and rid the United States of the scurge of dope dealers, people trafficers, and baby anchorers,. Proof look at Arizona, obama and holder wont even stand up thats how much of a sanitary napikin they are. Oh, by the way Garcia was a bad shot and should have been ordered to the range. Any good officer anywhere in law enforcement should have had been able to do a triple tap and got the desired results.

Mike in Afghanistan

You shouldn't hire people that are required to leave their gun at home the day of their evaluation.

Do you want to pass a law???? More Government within government.

If you are a intelligent,mentally stable adult, you should be able to listen to criticism about your job performance without wanting to kill the person.

In the words of the Little Mermaid's boyfriend, "Something smells fishy." Garcia was a supervisor and shot his supervisor at point blank range 6 times and doesn't manage to kill him. With his being a law enforcement officer, I would think he'd have to pass rigorous firearms training and stay up-to-date on his skills. So, I'm wondering if Garcia inentionally shot Kozak in areas that wouldn't kill him, knowing that other agents in the office would kill him to protect Kozak. My vote is suicide by cop.

If you are a intelligent,mentally stable adult, you should be able to listen to criticism about your job performance without wanting to kill the person.

Tell you what. You just go on assuming everyone is as you wish. I'll have my employees leave their weapons at home.

After reading this article, I had to see what comments and opinions others had about this. Not that we are privy to all of the details. However, I had similar thoughts and agree with DirtySouth - suicide by cops. It just does not seem plausible that a person that is trained to kill, to be able to shoot at someone during a face-to-face employment review six times, and that person still lives to tell their story, yet you die. It's sad because it is apparent that Garcia believed that the system would correct a wrong - - when filing case against LAPD (the most corrupt law enforcement) about an incident that happened on January 11, 2000. However, it would appear that his anger was against the LAPD, not about the ICE...so why did Garcia want an internal transfer?????

Do you really believe that someone shoots someone else six times without intending to kill them? Really? You really think this was suicide and not intent to murder? WOW!!!

Bartender, I'll have what that guy is drinking.

@Honeydew:

The New Orleans P.D. makes the LAPD look like paladins. Easily the most corrupt police force in any major city in America.

Affirmative action hiring. Can't do the job? Scream racism!

To spike, Hispanic is not a race its an ethnicity, "git sum bok lernin'."

You're right JR. Employees who came from another agency and being close to retirement usually are disliked by absorbing agency and they are getting roughed up including getting bad performance reviews. Managers tend to make up things resulting to a unacceptable performance of the disliked individual. Add to that possibly being discriminated too. I hope this would not be trend in the LEO community.

That's what I was thinking. So if you die after getting shot, say, only 4 times you are a big wuss I suppose.

Maybe Garcia was intentionally shooting Korzac in the crotch and not the head... just a thought.

You can bleed out from a femoral. Six in the chest, and if one hits your spine, you might be "stable" but in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. This guy isn't out of the woods.

How do you know the criticism he recieved was constructive?

Z1P2....that is I before E except after C!

Been to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center many times during my career. I agree if you've never been in our shoes don't judge a cops actions unless you've been one.

Considering that these sorts of things have been happening since before the economy tanked, I'm sure it won't be the last time.

LOL, Really. Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer. I wonder why they used a name like that in Blade Runner. Great Movie!

Leon was the character who shot the guy giving the Voight-Kampff test...

It was Leon Kowalsky , played by the late, great character actor Brion James in that scene, not Roy Batty / Rutger Hauer.

so this means the NYPD cops who died were pussies?

Isn't that kinda a given for NYPD cops?

Just....... WOW!!

Or Garcia was aiming to make him suffer rather than make him die. Six shots to the groin is rarely fatal.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight I'm sure they had it all planned out ahead of time.... "I will piss him off and let him shoot me 6 times, then you intervene and kill him. BOOM no more lawsuit."

Now you got Tortcots panties in a huge bunch!

Yea, thats under the conspiracy theory that first you would have to get LAPD to fully conspire and cooperate with the FEDS......which isn't ever going to happen. Besides the lawsuit was tossed and the appeals process in a tort is way different than a criminal conviction.

my wife works for the feds...she said it best.....the guy can't even kill his own boss after a piss poor review.....oh well..... her boss got sent several copies of this article he said....hmmmmm

wow talk about going "Postal" oops Pistol

^ LOL I like that one!!

^ LOL Sounds like you were in the room too. That's a pretty good hypothesis, or, guess!

That is probably true. Plus, a moving target is harder to hit. This event is horrible at every level. Internal violence only weakens DHS. There should be a place for handgun storage during reviews. Especially bad reviews. They should have just used pepper spray or TASERs. I think that drug or alcohol abuse was probably involved also.