Overview
- The Department of Homeland Security said Border Patrol agents were attempting to arrest two undocumented immigrants with criminal records when the men fled, leading to a pursuit and multiple crashes.
- Gurnee police said the vehicle occupants had been previously deported for felony offenses and emphasized the department was not involved in the chase or arrests.
- The fleeing vehicle lost a tire near Grand Avenue and First Street, and the tire struck another car, with authorities reporting no injuries to motorists or anyone on campus.
- One suspect ran into Warren Township High School’s O’Plaine campus and was detained inside by federal personnel, and another was taken into custody outside the school.
- The campus was secured by administrators and a School Resource Officer without a lockdown, and student services were offered after the altercation occurred in front of students and staff.