Overview

• Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, 38, was killed on Sept. 12 in Franklin Park during an ICE arrest attempt tied to a Chicago‑area enforcement sweep.
• DHS said he was a “criminal illegal alien” who drove toward agents, a claim relatives and coworkers contest given his lack of a criminal record beyond traffic citations.
• Surveillance video shows agents at his car windows before gunshots were heard, after which his vehicle crashed into a parked delivery truck.
• DHS told Reuters it will conduct its own inquiry after the initial responding agency completes its review, while the FBI cited shutdown constraints and Franklin Park police did not respond to questions.
• His two sons were placed in foster care, and colleagues described him as a soft‑spoken cook who had been sober for more than a year.