Governor Demands Probe After ICE Shooting of Woman Near Broadview; DHS Offers Conflicting Account
Governor J.B. Pritzker demanded prosecutors probe the shooting of a woman near Broadview after state officials and an attorney said body‑cam footage appears to show an ICE agent ramming and yelling at her before the shot, while the Department of Homeland Security disputed that account, saying the woman doxxed agents and drove herself to the hospital. The case has prompted a Cook County grand jury indictment of the woman and another man for interfering with federal officers, local investigations into separate allegations that a masked ICE agent fired a pepper‑ball at a CBS reporter, and lawsuits from people struck by projectiles as ICE defends drawing firearms as a supposed de‑escalation tactic.
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📌 Key Facts
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker publicly suggested the ICE agents involved may have broken the law and said he encouraged prosecutors to investigate the Broadview/Chicago shooting.
- Pritzker repeated an attorney's claim that body‑cam video shows an ICE agent ramming and yelling at the woman before the shooting.
- DHS issued a rebuttal (attributed to McLaughlin), saying the woman had doxxed agents and drove herself to the hospital, creating a direct dispute between state officials and the federal department's accounts.
- NPR reported body‑cam audio from the fatal ICE shooting in which an officer characterizes his own injuries as "nothing major."
- A Cook County grand jury indicted the woman who was shot and another man on charges they "impeded, intimidated and interfered" with a federal officer (indictments returned Oct. 9).
- Broadview Police are investigating a CBS reporter’s allegation that a masked ICE agent fired a pepper‑ball at her car outside the Broadview facility; the reporter, Asal Rezaei, said she vomited for hours and that no protest was underway.
- Pastor David Black, who was struck in the head by a pepper‑ball outside the Broadview ICE site, has filed suit against the Trump administration.
- ICE told NPR that drawing a firearm can be used as a de‑escalation tactic and cited rising assaults on officers; Colorado Public Radio reporting has questioned that characterization.
📚 Contextual Background
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the federal agency responsible for apprehending and detaining people suspected of being undocumented immigrants in the United States.
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Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
New information:
- A Cook County grand jury indicted the woman who was shot by ICE and another man on charges that they 'impeded, intimidated and interfered' with a federal officer (indictments returned Oct. 9).
- Broadview Police are investigating a CBS reporter’s allegation that a masked ICE agent fired a pepper-ball at her car outside the Broadview facility; reporter Asal Rezaei says she vomited for hours and that no protest was underway.
- ICE told NPR that drawing a firearm may be used as a de-escalation tactic; the agency also cited rising assaults on officers, which Colorado Public Radio reporting has questioned.
- NPR cites bodycam audio from the fatal ICE shooting where an officer characterizes his own injuries as 'nothing major.'
- Pastor David Black, who was struck in the head by a pepper-ball outside the Broadview ICE site, has filed suit against the Trump administration.
Pritzker claims you 'can't believe anything ICE is doing,' suggests it's committing 'felonies'
New information:
- Governor Pritzker publicly suggested the involved ICE agents may have broken the law and said he encouraged prosecutors to investigate the Broadview/Chicago shooting incident.
- Pritzker repeated an attorney's claim that body‑cam video shows an ICE agent ramming and yelling at the woman before the shooting.
- The article records DHS/McLaughlin's rebuttal (claims the woman doxxed agents and drove herself to hospital), highlighting a direct dispute between state executive and federal department accounts.