A man who fled as an immigration raid unfolded at a Home Depot in Southern California was killed when he ran onto a freeway as federal agents moved in, local officials said.

A man believed to have been fleeing a federal immigration raid at a Home Depot store in Southern California crossed into freeway traffic and was fatally struck by a vehicle on Thursday, according to local authorities.

Mayor Karen Bass was joined by other local leaders in Los Angeles to reiterate their call for the end of what they have described as "discriminatory and reckless" immigration raids across the area. Bass has been an outspoken voice for the immigrant community in LA and has taken a stand against what she calls "unlawful raids from federal agencies."