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Chicago activists and residents are calling for more transparency as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigates an officer-involved shooting that left a man wounded.
Communities United organizer Juan Cruz said Tuesday that residents want to know why the immigration agent used force.
ICE says the special agent was attempting to arrest someone Monday when a second individual pointed a weapon at agents. ICE officials say the special agent fired his weapon, wounding the second person.
However, an attorney says the wounded man was unarmed.
Immigration authorities declined to discuss details Tuesday, saying the investigation continues.
Activists call the shooting “unprecedented,” but a January report by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general shows ICE officers have used force before.
ICE officers used force 95 times in the fiscal year ending in 2015. Six incidents were lethal. The report doesn’t say how many were shootings.
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A lawyer for the family of a man who was shot and wounded by an immigration agent in Chicago says the shooting was unjustified.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the special agent was attempting to arrest someone Monday morning when a second individual pointed a weapon at agents. ICE officials say the special agent fired his weapon, wounding the second person.
Attorney Thomas Hallock told reporters that he visited the wounded man at a hospital and was told the 53-year-old man heard a pounding at his door, answered it and was shot “without cause.” Hallock says the man was unarmed.
ICE officials said Monday its Office of Professional Responsibility will review the shooting. The Associated Press sent an email seeking an update Tuesday from ICE.
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CHICAGO (AP) _ Federal officials say an immigration agent in Chicago shot and wounded a man while trying to make an arrest.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the special agent was attempting to arrest someone on Monday morning when a second individual pointed a weapon toward agents.
ICE officials say the special agent fired his weapon, shooting and injuring the second individual.
Chicago police officials say their officers responded to the call of shots fired.
Chicago police say the man was taken to a hospital and is listed in serious condition.
ICE officials say its Office of Professional Responsibility will review the shooting.
Chicago police say they are investigating any underlying criminal offenses and working with prosecutors and the Department of Homeland Security.
