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FBI Probes ICE Shooting Amid Conflicting Accounts

9/24/2025

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On September 12, 2025, an ICE agent killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez in Franklin Park, Illinois, immigration operation.
Bodycam footage shows agent saying injuries were "nothing major," contradicting DHS statements he was seriously injured.
Witnesses say Villegas-Gonzalez reversed his vehicle to escape, challenging the ICE narrative.
The FBI is reportedly investigating; Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and President Claudia Sheinbaum call investigations.

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On September 12, 2025, an ICE agent killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez in Franklin Park, Illinois, immigration operation.
Bodycam footage shows agent saying injuries were "nothing major," contradicting DHS statements he was seriously injured.
Witnesses say Villegas-Gonzalez reversed his vehicle to escape, challenging the ICE narrative.
The FBI is reportedly investigating; Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and President Claudia Sheinbaum call investigations.