A woman was shot by Border Patrol agents in Chicago after officers were ‘boxed in’ by a gang of vehicles.
Authorities were on patrol in the Windy City’s South Side near 39th and Kedzie on Saturday when officials said they were ‘rammed by ten cars’.
According to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security, one of the drivers was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, forcing officers to open fire.
It remains unclear at this time when the shooting unfolded, it is understood no officers were injured in the incident.
A statement added that the woman was part of an internal threat bulletin circulated after allegedly doxxing law enforcement officials online.
The posts, made under the name La Maggie, were shared to Facebook and involved an agent in Chicago.
According to the statement the woman, who is a US citizen, involved ‘drove herself to the hospital’ to get immediate care.
Authorities were on patrol in the Windy City’s South Side near 39th and Kedzie on Saturday when officials said they were ‘rammed by ten cars’
According to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security, one of the drivers was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, forcing officers to open fire
That was denied by a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department however, who told the Chicago Sun Times that the woman was found by teams and taken to hospital.
According to the outlet an angry crowd had gathered there on Saturday to protest the shooting and met with pepper balls and tear gas from authorities.
Local woman Elizabeth Ruiz told the outlet that agents had also rammed into her son’s truck, who is a US citizen, and taken into custody.
She said: ‘Why wound they take him? He was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. My son has nothing to do with that. They need to let him go.’
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin added: ‘Unfortunately, JB Pritzker’s Chicago Police Department is leaving the shooting scene and refuses to assist us in securing the area.
‘There is a crowd growing and we are deploying special operations to control a growing crowd.’
The Trump administration has set its sights on Chicago in recent week to fulfill the next phase of their mass deportations.
This is a breaking news story.
