Son Arrested In ICE Agent Murder

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Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 3:49pm

14-year-old accused of shooting father to death.

Colleagues wiped away tears and formed a procession behind a coroner's van early Thursday after the body of a 40-year-old Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was removed from his Carson, California home.

Friends identified the agent as 40-year-old Myron Chisem.

The agent's 14-year-old son was arrested, accused in the shooting death Wednesday night.

Authorities responded to a 911 call from the victim's son at about 9 p.m.

The caller told dispatchers his father had been shot.

When deputies arrived the boy directed deputies to the room in which his father was located.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body.

The agent was pronounced dead at the scene.

A preliminary investigation indicated the fatal round was fired from outside the home and through a window, investigators said.

The agent's service weapon was used in the shooting, according to investigators.

The victim was seated in a TV room in the back of a residence on the first floor.

The weapon was found in the front yard.

"This is a difficult time for ICE, especially for the family and loved ones of the agent. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers," ICE Director John Morton said in a statement.

At about 8 a.m., the body was moved the a coroner's van.

Agents outside the home lowered their heads as the body passed.

Many wiped away tears as they walked to their vehicles.

They formed a procession behind the coroner's van as it left the neighborhood.

"They had a good relationship, a great relationship as a father and son," said Shawn Butler, a friend of the victim.

Chisem moved to the house with his girlfriend about one year ago.

His son moved into the residence later, according to friends.

"He's 14 years old -- he has a lot of things he has to face now," said Butler.
 

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