LINCOLN SQUARE — Federal agents detained a woman who works for the news agency WGN on Friday morning as she attempted to document them detaining a Latino man, witnesses said.
It is unclear if the woman was working for WGN when she was detained. In a video a witness recorded of the incident, the woman identified herself as Debbie Brockman and said she works for WGN. Brockman is a video editor and producer for the station, according to her LinkedIn profile.
WGN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Between 8 and 9 a.m. Friday, Josh Thomas, who lives near Lincoln and Foster avenues, heard a commotion with cars honking and people screaming, he said. When he looked out his house’s balcony, he saw masked federal agents attempting to detain a man.
Thomas went downstairs to doc