Overview
- Authorities identified the victim as 24-year-old José Castro-Rivera, who ran from a vehicle ICE had stopped in Norfolk during a targeted operation.
- Virginia State Police said a preliminary review found he was fleeing an ICE-initiated pursuit when he tried to cross I-264 and was struck by a 2002 Ford pickup, dying at the scene.
- State police reported they did not join the pursuit and are continuing to investigate the fatal pedestrian crash near the Military Highway interchange.
- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said an ICE officer performed CPR on Castro-Rivera and later informed three detainees from the stop of his death.
- Coverage places the death within a month of other migrant fatalities and notes advocacy groups’ warnings about fear-driven flight, as separate reporting details ICE’s accelerated hiring and abbreviated training.