Overview
- Virginia State Police say Josué Castro Rivera was struck by a 2002 Ford pickup on eastbound I-264 near the Military Highway interchange around 11 a.m. and died at the scene.
- DHS says ICE officers conducted a targeted, intelligence-based stop, tried to detain four occupants, and that Castro Rivera resisted heavily before fleeing onto the highway.
- An ICE officer administered CPR before Castro Rivera was pronounced dead, and three passengers from the stopped vehicle were detained, according to DHS.
- Family members identify him as Josué rather than Jose, describe him as a gardener who arrived about four years ago, and are raising funds to return his body to Honduras.
- The case comes after other recent enforcement-related fatalities in Illinois and California that have prompted protests and calls for independent investigations.