In Franklin Park, Illinois, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a suspect during a traffic stop on Friday morning (September 12). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified the suspect as Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez , an undocumented immigrant with a history of reckless driving. The incident occurred about 15 miles west of downtown Chicago.

Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and drove his car at law enforcement officers, hitting and dragging one of them . In response, the officer, fearing for his life, fired his weapon, fatally wounding Villegas-Gonzalez. Both the officer and Villegas-Gonzalez received medical attention at the scene before being transported to a hospital, where Villegas-Gonzalez later died. The officer, whose name has not been r

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