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Border Patrol Agent Appeared to Brag About His Accuracy After Shooting Chicago Woman Five Times, Messages in Court Reveal

Defense attorneys used Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum’s texts to question his state of mind and evidence handling after the October shooting on Chicago’s Southwest Side.

  • A Border Patrol agent stationed in Maine was temporarily assigned to northern Illinois and shot a Chicago woman five times, allegedly after her SUV struck his vehicle.
  • The agent was allowed to take the vehicle back to Maine after his assignment ended, and a mechanic later tried to clean scuff marks off the SUV, which the defense argues is a crucial piece of evidence.
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'5 shots, 7 holes': Border patrol supervisor appeared to brag about shooting woman, defense attorney says

The agent said his texts after the shooting were a way of "relieving stress."

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Texts appear to show Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting a woman in Chicago

Text messages sent by a Border Patrol agent appear to show he bragged to colleagues about his shooting skills after wounding a woman charged with assaulting a federal officer in Chicago.

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