US EditionPolice records and witness accounts complicate DHS narrative of fatal Chicago-area ICE shooting
Newly released bodycam footage contradicts Homeland Security claims about ICE agent injuries during fatal shooting of undocumented immigrant Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez.
- On September 12 in Franklin Park, an ICE agent fatally shot 38-year-old Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez during a traffic stop related to an immigration operation.
- The shooting followed Villegas-Gonzalez's refusal to submit to ICE agents and allegedly driving his car at officers, though bodycam footage raises doubts about the official narrative.
- Newly released local police bodycam videos show the ICE officer had minor injuries, contradicting DHS claims that the agent suffered serious wounds after being dragged by the car.
- An ICE agent stated that the individual attempted to run them over, while several officials, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, as well as organizations such as Human Rights Watch, have called for independent investigations into the incident.
- The incident sparked community protests and demands for transparency, highlighting continuing tensions over federal immigration enforcement and law enforcement accountability.
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Police records and witness accounts complicate DHS narrative of fatal Chicago-area ICE shooting
Police records and witness accounts from a Chicago suburb where a man was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent earlier this month complicate the picture of the event presented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which said the agent fired his weapon after the man drove his vehicle toward agents.
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