(CHICAGO) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a man is now in custody for allegedly firing shots at an agent in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood over the weekend.
In a social media post, DHS officials say that a “criminal illegal alien from Mexico” was arrested “in relation to Saturday’s shooting targeting Border Patrol agents in Chicago.”
Officials say the man, who has yet to be identified, had previously been convicted for “aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/vehicle, felony possession of a weapon, and illegal entry.”
Charges against him are pending.
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