Overview
- The chase began in Waukegan and lasted about 10 minutes, causing multiple crashes before the vehicle entered Warren Township High School’s O’Plaine Campus.
- One man was apprehended in the parking lot and the other inside the school after agents followed him through a door used by students, with a brief altercation witnessed by students and staff.
- DHS identified the men as Josafat Garcia-Roa and Samuel Suarez-Cuevas, saying both had been previously removed from the U.S. and had lengthy criminal records.
- Gurnee police said they were notified but did not take part in the pursuit or arrests; a School Resource Officer helped secure the campus, and no injuries or lockdown were reported.
- Advocacy groups released video from outside the school and criticized pursuit tactics, alleging an agent pointed a spray at people recording.