Crime & Safety
2 Guns Found At Shooting Scene Involving ICE Agents
But the family of the 53-year-old man wounded by authorities says he didn't have any guns when agents served a warrant Monday.
CHICAGO, IL — Two firearms were discovered by investigtors at the scene of a shooting in which a man allegedly pointed a gun at Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents serving a warrant on the Northwest Side, the Chicago Tribune reports.
But the family of the 53-year-old man shot and wounded by an ICE agent Monday says the relative, although having a firearm identification card, didn't have any guns at the home in the Belmont Central neighborhood, the report added.
A source close to the shooting investigation told the Tribune that two weapons were found at the scene: the gun that was allegedly pointed at agents and another in the residence in the 6100 block of West Grand Avenue.
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The shooting happened at about 6:20 a.m. Monday, March 27, while ICE agents were serving a warrant at a Northwest Side home. Authorities allege that when the man pointed a gun as they came to the door an agent opened fire and hit the man in the left arm.
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On Monday, Thomas Hallock, the wounded man's lawyer, said his client was fired on "without cause."
“There was no gun in his hand. There was no gun next to him," Hallock told the Tribune on Tuesday.
ICE has not released information about what the warrant was for or who was being served. Around seven or eight people were at the house at the time of the shooting, including the 23-year-old son of the wounded man.
The son was detained briefly Monday, and he is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, March 29, in a case involving felony gun possession charges. It is unclear whether the ICE warrant and the gun charge are related.
According to a Chicago Police Department statement Monday, officers were not at the scene when the shooting occurred, but the department is investigating the incident. ICE also is investigating.
"Any time an ICE officer or special agent discharges their firearm in the line of duty, the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility reviews the matter," an agency statement released Monday said. "Due to this ongoing review, no further details will be released at this time."
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