Police Investigate After CBS Chicago Reporter’s Truck Shot Out with a Pepper Ball Outside ICE Facility in Broadview

Police investigate after CBS Chicago reporter’s truck shot out with a pepper ball outside ICE facility in Broadview

The Broadview Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent allegedly shot a pepper ball at a WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter’s truck Sunday morning outside the agency’s holding facility, which has been at the center of heated protests from concerned citizens and politicians. It happened the same day an independent journalist was released after being detained by federal immigration agents while …

Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter’s truck – CBS2 (Chicago)

Reporter Asal Rezaei said there was no active protest or protesters at the facility, and she was alone with no one around her at the time of the incident. In her police report, she said, "At this moment it's not really clear why that officer took a shot at me. My car has been here several times, although I did not identify myself verbally as a member of the press. There were no protests going on," said Rezaei.

Broadview police probe federal agent who shot pepper rounds at CBS reporter’s vehicle

Broadview’s top cop says he’s opened an investigation into federal agents following an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS News Chicago reporter’s vehicle Sunday. Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said in a statement that chemical agents were “fired from the direction” of federal agents toward a reporter’s vehicle. The reporter who was targeted declined medical attention. “The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.…