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Chicago Police Report Shell Casings, Multiple Arrests After DHS Says Agents Were Fired On in La Villita

The confrontations have renewed scrutiny of CBP force practices following video of a one-year-old pepper‑sprayed in a related encounter.

Overview

  • Chicago police detectives recovered two shell casings at 2513 S. Kedzie Avenue after federal agents left the area on Nov. 8.
  • DHS says a driver in a black Jeep opened fire near 26th Street and Kedzie, and the agency reports a Mexican national has been arrested as a suspect.
  • At least five people were detained by Chicago police, with charges including aggravated battery to an officer and reckless conduct; Héctor Gómez remains in custody on a felon-in-possession gun charge after officers said a 9mm pistol was on his lap.
  • Police and DHS accounts describe a chaotic scene that included bricks and a paint can thrown at Border Patrol vehicles, a CPD officer struck by a car, and a federal warning about possible tear gas that was not carried out.
  • A family-released video shows a federal agent spraying chemical irritant that struck a one-year-old in a car in Cicero, prompting local officials to condemn the operations and fueling questions about compliance with CBP policies and a recent federal court order limiting crowd-control weapons.