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He fought to protect his kids from California gangs. Then his son was killed at a birthday party

Patrick Peterson gazed at the basketball trophies on his son's dresser, blinking back tears. Just last month, he'd taken 14-year-old Amari to a boys basketball game at Modesto's Downey High School.

Live updates: Family of man shot by ICE denies criminal ties. ‘He is not a gang member'

ICE said Tuesday that an officer shot a man named Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez near Interstate 5. Follow along here for live updates.