Protester Hit By Truck Near ICE Facility: Police

BROADVIEW, IL — A protester was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday night outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. Broadview firefighters administered medical aid to the man, who was then taken to Loyola Hospital, where he remains in stable condition.

According to the Broadview Police Department, the incident occurred late Wednesday in the 2000 block of S. 25th Avenue. Witnesses on the scene said the pickup truck struck the man and continued driving into the parking lot without stopping. A witness provided a video to Broadview police, who say the recording shows the tail end of the incident. In the video, police said a gray pickup truck appears to strike the victim.

"We are treating this incident as we would any other traffic accident where a pedestrian was struck," Broadview police tell Patch.

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Police said an officer requested to speak with the ICE agent who had claimed to witness the incident. The agents at the gate post said they were unaware of any such agent and had no knowledge of an agent being involved in striking a pedestrian.

While surveying the parking lot for a vehicle matching the description provided, police said ICE agents began deploying pepper balls toward protesters.

"The deployment of pepper spray began affecting Broadview officers," police said. "Due to visibility issues and no further identification of a suspect vehicle, we departed the scene without further incident."

A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a ICE location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing two detainees and wounding another before taking his own life, authorities said. The attack is the latest public, targeted killing in the U.S. reports The Associated Press.

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Meanwhile, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks announced on X Wednesday night that he is in Chicago.

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