Illinois leaders are sounding the alarm over a lack of transparency regarding the fatal shooting of a Chicago-area man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week.
“We need more information. We’ve asked ICE for all of the information around it. They have given very little,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a Monday press event.
Following the shooting of 38-year-old Silverio Villegas-González on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security released a statement describing the incident that offered few specifics.
In the release, DHS alleged that Villegas-González resisted arrest, drove his car at ICE officers, and dragged an officer who was injured in the process. That agent fatally shot Villegas-González out of fear for his own life, the agency said.
“He followed his training, used appropriate force, and properly enforced the law to protect the public and law enforcement,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary of public affairs, said in a statement.
