Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's Southwest Side

[irisblue]

Source-https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/04/federal-agents-shoot-woman-they-say-boxed-in-authorities-in-brighton-park


Snip-U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago’s Southwest Side, marking the second shooting since President Donald Trump’s administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said the shooting erupted after patrolling agents were “rammed by 10 cars” and “boxed in.” Agents then fired “defensive shots” when they discovered the woman “was armed with a semi-automatic weapon” while driving one of the cars, McLaughlin said.

The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ have not independently verified the feds’ account. The exact time and location of the shooting weren’t immediately known.


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[D. Spaulding]

1. I hope we still have journalists who are willing to get to the bottom of the story

I trust nothing that comes out of that woman's mouth, or Noem's for that matter.

[questionseverything]

2. I want to see pictures of the damage the " ramming " caused

Otherwise you are describing traffic congestion

[underpants]

3. "defensive shots" what, just up in the air? Semi-auto just means it reloads itself.

It’s odd because the right loves killing air time trying to define semi-automatic.

I thought THE GUNS* In Chicago was the problem.

* the guns come from Indiana gun stores.

[SSJVegeta]

4. If its true and she was aiming a weapon at them, it is more or less justified?

But this information is not coming from a credible source

[struggle4progress]

7. Woman crashes car into Federal vehicle! Feds obligated to shoot her because she has weapon!

Fwds then allow her to drive herself to hospital for treatment! Nothing to see here! Move along!

[SSJVegeta]

8. And as always the video evidence supports their allegations in absolutely no way

[D. Spaulding]

5. Don't trust the admin's narrative on this at all

I hope we have journalists that can get some real facts, and maybe see some video. Plus, if Chicago Police responded, they should have a statement from her of what really happened.

[struggle4progress]

6. ... Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said

Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a news release that federal agents “fired defensive shots” at “an armed U.S. citizen” during routine patrolling.

“Agents were unable to move their vehicles and exited the car. One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon,” McLaughlin stated.

“Law enforcement was forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed US citizen who drove herself to the hospital to get care for wounds.”

McLaughlin continued, “The armed woman was named in a @CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang let’s f–k those mother f—ers up, don’t let them take anyone’” ...

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/ice-agent-shoots-woman-chicago-b2839471.html

We knew her in advance. We had to shoot her. Then we let her drive herself to the hospital for treatment of her wounds

[Jack Valentino]

9. "BOXXED IN" ???!!! So we are now allowed to actually SHOOT someone, for denying us

access to our preferred parking space???


I'll keep that in mind, for the next time ICE vehicles get in my way....