A woman was shot by Border Patrol agents in Chicago after officers were ‘boxed in’ by a gang of vehicles.
Authorities were on patrol in the Windy City’s South Side near 39th and Kedzie on Saturday when officials said they were ‘rammed by ten cars’.
According to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security, one of the drivers was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, forcing officers to open fire.
It remains unclear at this time when the shooting unfolded, it is understood no officers were injured in the incident.
A statement added that the woman was part of an internal threat bulletin circulated after allegedly doxxing law enforcement officials online.
The posts, made under the name La Maggie, were shared to Facebook and involved an agent in Chicago.
According to the statement the woman, who is a US citizen, involved ‘drove herself to the hospital’ to get immediate care.
Authorities were on patrol in the Windy City’s South Side near 39th and Kedzie on Saturday when officials said they were ‘rammed by ten cars’
According to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security, one of the drivers was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, forcing officers to open fire
That was denied by a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department however, who told the Chicago Sun Times that the woman was found by teams and taken to hospital.
According to the outlet an angry crowd had gathered there on Saturday to protest the shooting and met with pepper balls and tear gas from authorities.
Local woman Elizabeth Ruiz told the outlet that agents had also rammed into her son’s truck, who is a US citizen, and taken into custody.
She said: ‘Why wound they take him? He was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. My son has nothing to do with that. They need to let him go.’
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin added: ‘Unfortunately, JB Pritzker’s Chicago Police Department is leaving the shooting scene and refuses to assist us in securing the area.
‘There is a crowd growing and we are deploying special operations to control a growing crowd.’
A spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department told Daily Mail: ‘The Chicago Police Department responded to the 3900 block of S. Kedzie Ave Saturday morning for a call of a person shot.
‘CPD responded to the scene to document the incident. CPD officers were also on-scene to maintain safety and traffic control for all living and working in the area.
‘CPD is not involved in the incident or its investigation. Federal authorities are investigating this shooting, and all further inquiries regarding the circumstances of this shooting should be referred to the appropriate federal authorities.’
A man holds a sign advocating for due process at a peaceful demonstration outside the ICE detainee processing facility in Broadview, Illinois
The Trump administration has set its sights on Chicago in recent week to fulfill the next phase of their mass deportations.
On Friday 13 people were arrested protesting near an immigration facility outside of the city that has been frequently targeted.
At the ICE facility, some protesters aimed to block vehicles from going in or out of the area in recent weeks, part of growing pushback to the crackdown.
The crackdown has been dubbed ‘Midway Blitz,’ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it has resulted in more than 1,000 immigration arrests.
Federal agents fired tear gas, pepper balls and other projectiles toward crowds in response and at least five people face federal charges after being arrested.
“It is clear federal agents cannot be trusted to act to protect the safety and constitutional rights of the public,” the Democrat said.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has ordered state agencies to coordinate possible action ‘to hold federal agents accountable’, after a raid on an apartment building this week.
Residents, some of whom were children, were pulled from the building regardless of status, detained for hours and some kept in handcuffs.
Children were separated from their parents, while officers smashed windows and tore through apartments, leaving piles of debris in the hallways.
Homeland Security officials said 37 undocumented immigrants were arrested, some with criminal histories and two allegedly members of a criminal Venezuelan gang.
